Quotes About Music

I stopped chasing the music dream back in '74.

The thing is that when I'm making music, I'm not really chasing that sound - the Atlanta sound that we hear a lot.

For 'Black Beatles' to be so true to us and our sound - we weren't chasing a sound - it solidifies that the world is ready for us and what we have to come.

I've been chasing music since I was 16.

Sometimes people chat loosely. Sometimes people just speak their minds and what's on their mind ain't necessarily real or facts, so I don't take it too serious. I'm more interested in making the music, I don't really play that.

I used to love going out to discos. Chatting up the girls, getting a dance.

When I was 14, I bought myself a cheap electric guitar and tried to teach myself.

I don't like it when bands don't want to play that one song everybody wants to hear. I think that's cheating everybody, and I think it's selfish of an artist to do that.

I like to check out of reality for a little bit when I listen to music and kind of go somewhere, so I feel like the more broken-down acoustic songs tell stories to me the best.

You go check out someone like Rammstein, man, and it changes your life.

Nobody wants to sit there and study lyrics the whole time, driving back from work when they just got their check after a long shift. It's not the same. Everybody just wants to be happy with life.

That's where I think a lot of these guys today are just, 'I'm the drummer, man. Check it out. Here's my lick. I just learned this new drum lick. I'm just gonna blast all over the place.' It's like, 'Man, you've got to let the song breathe.'

My music is fun, kind of cheeky.

A lot of people can be cheerleaders for songs and go, 'Oh, that's great,' and they don't think it.

Rick Rubin eats no cheese.

I didn't listen to Girls Aloud growing up - no way. Too cheesy, man!

It sounds cheesy, but music has saved me in a lot of ways. If I had just continued acting, I don't think I would be alive.

I do sometimes like cheesy music like 'Africa' by Toto; naff songs and music.

I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.

I grew up on rock and roll like My Chemical Romance, who were actually genuinely talking about and saying things.

I guess all bands get to that point where they run out of inspiration and just get bored with the chemistry.

I love playing with Slash, and the chemistry I have with the rest of the guys in his band is fantastic.

Andy Timmons is someone I've jammed with many times over the years, and we always have a great chemistry when playing together.

When I met Dre, N.W.A. didn't exist, nor did Michel'le. And I think we had a chemistry.