Quotes About Music

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

Having a visual element to your band is a good thing.

I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good! I'm starting to learn guitar.

Now it looks like I'll be known as the musical comedy guy. Which is good news for me. Or I'll be known as the New Zealand idiot.

Everyone wants to know what kind of music their favorite artist listens to. It feels good to. I don't try to dwell on that too much though.

I like the process of writing songs. It makes me feel good.

DJ Jazzy Jeff is the best DJ you can have at a party. Did you see his playlist? He has good taste.

When I was 17, I signed my record deal and passed my driver's test. It was a very good year!

Making good records tastes good in your mouh. And when that record sells, it tastes even better.

I think mp3s are great if you are unknown and trying to get started. It's a good way to get your music out and about. But for those who are established, it's not good at all.

I think articulating things through song is a good way of letting people know that they're not alone.

I made a conscious effort to make a record that would affect people in a good way rather than the last one, which affected people in a bad way.

There seem to be a lot of black artists making very good videos that I'm surprised aren't being used on MTV.

I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.

My mom did a good job exposing me to different types of music.

I'm not in any way selling out by having a record that's good enough for radio.

In New York there used to be some very good clubs with amazing sound systems. Techno was part of the process.

I studied piano for many years, and I still play. I'm a complete amateur, and I wouldn't consider myself very good at all, but I enjoy it.

I like garage band for writing because you only have crayons and there are only five crayons in the box. Your choices are limited and I find that to be very good for me.

I can't imagine how many first performances I've done, perhaps 500. Some of them have been very good, and some of course very bad.

I think Perry Ferrell put independent music on a very good path with Lollapalooza.

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

I don't need music for the good times. I don't have that kind of need. Music doesn't serve me like that.