I moved out of my parents’ house and directly into a tour bus, not having any rules. I was like: ‘I can drink beer now and eat pizza every day’ and I just got to hang out with my band and travel the world. It was crazy, but it was pretty special.
Music Quotes
I wanted to be angsty and to sound more like a band; I didn’t want to be all bubblegum pop. I wanted to turn my emotions into lyrics. I was honestly just very, very pure.
Today if something is not worth saying, people sing it.
Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint.
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.
He has Van Gogh’s ear for music. (about Cliff Osmond)
The typical rock fan is not smart enough to know when he is being dumped on.
Much of our modern music makes you feel like clapping your hands – over your ears!
The great men of music close periods; they do not inaugurate them. The pioneer work, the finding of new paths, is left to smaller men.
