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I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
Prince got some Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix and Sly in him, also, even Little Richard. He's a mixture of all those guys and Duke Ellington.
I think, in music, you're always hoping that you'll have a like-minded audience and that the music you like making will appeal to them, too.
Racetracks are designed to make it as difficult as possible to get around that corner fast. And some ramps, by necessity, are that way, too.
I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music.
I love a little distortion across the bass; I think it kind of adds something to the sound of the band when the bass is a little overdriven.
I don't want to interview people. I want to have a conversation. I want to talk to Paul McCartney about the bass sound on 'The White Album.'
Nusrat is one of the greatest singers of our time. When his singing takes off, his voice embodies soulfulness and sprituality like no other.
Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do
I did more sessions than I remember doing. There were a lot of things in the Seventies that I played on that people keep reminding me about.
I've got one of four known Davy Crocket rifles. It's fantastic just to know it's one of the rifles that he actually used. His cousin had it.
I think if you're a painter, you paint; if you're a golfer, you golf; if you're a fisherman, you fish; if you're a musician, you play music.
I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.
I didn't go around the world, I went around the world on a private jet. I didn't have a hotel room, we had an entire floor. We were spoiled.
I love being in a band. I love playing with other human beings. I've never practiced drums unless there was another human being in the room.
I think, at heart, unless you discover faith in something else, something other, it's very hard to shake the thing that you're adrift alone.
I'm a pretty successful songwriter and known in some circles, but I didn't think the story of my career was of any real entertainment value.
I have a history, and I am proud of my legacy as a songwriter, all of the songs that I've brought forth into our culture. I'm proud of that.
Underfunded, underwhelmed, and out of their league from the git-go, my parents took to home ownership like horse thieves to a hanging judge.
There are certainly things labels can still provide that indie artists cant. They can pave the way to radio and pay big bucks for promotion.
And music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it's writing my own stuff or singing other people's music; it's very freeing.
When you wake up everyday Please don't throw your dreams away Hold them close to your heart 'Cause we are all a part of the ordinary miracle
It's a horrible thing to have someone pretend like they know what you're about and call you a fraud when they haven't given you a fair shot.
I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best
It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.
Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.
You can set unachievable goals, and you can end up missing out on your life because, in some ways, ambition is kind of living in the future.
None of my songs are written 'about' someone or something, they all just sort of tumble out unannounced, like the worst kind of house guest.
I labour over details and whether a song should be a straight pop song form or exploratory. This is the curse with doing things by yourself.
The only thing I want to be satisfied in life is to do one reunion tour with Guns N' Roses. I would like to finish what I started with them.
Politics, in general, when you're trying to change the world for the better in any kind of way, no matter how small or how big, it's inches.
You have to be yourself. Stay true to who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's great! If they don't, that's their problem.
America is tough for rock music. Rock n' roll used to be the main music for the youth, and it's not so much anymore. It's hip-hop and stuff.
It's maybe a good thing to try to make music that feels reassuring in some ways - something that's got a good feeling, a good vibe about it.
I don't like to sugarcoat. I don't like to say things without feeling it. I like to get to the point and say exactly what I'm talking about.
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' is the best movie for a guy like me. A cerebral adventure. A moving story. A bunch of little green men.
I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay.
And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It's hard to find a friend. It's hard to find a friend.
I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are.
If I'm doing a concert, and I'm having a problem with the audience... I just play a Bob Marley song, and I'm good for the rest of the night.
If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.
Since I was a kid, when I pick up my guitar it's been hard for me to write some sort of bubblegum lyrics. It's not really ever been my route.
As a band, we always took a really long time to make records, so unfortunately, we got into that habit of, like, 'We'll work on it tomorrow.'
Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't have had the incentive to start playing without it.
I was a total music nerd. I grew up on Perry Street in the '80s. My father wrote books about jazz, so I was always at the 'Village Vanguard.'
I really feel that a concert is a place where you can bring up topics, and you can actually discuss them and feel them and have a great time.
Your uniqueness is your strength. Remember that. Don't mold yourself to others or to what others think. You're an individual. You're special.
We pride ourselves on trying to put on the best show we can and we're not afraid to say that we happen to be the best live band in the world.
You can only be this high-powered mojo rock band for so long, then you just can't look people in the eye. So, we've projected our own demise.
Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true. And if you don't underestimate me I won't underestimate you.