Quotes About Music

Do you know I used to pride myself on the fact that I'd never booked a show in my life, but that I'd played so many because I'd been invited?

I take a lot of pride in my songs.

I started out just as Elvis was going into the army, Jerry Lee Lewis married his 14-year-old cousin, and Little Richard became a priest.

I think we all appreciate it now just how lucky we are to be in a band like Judas Priest.

I was mostly influenced by bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest - Metallica's 'Kill 'Em All' was also a hell of an inspiration.

Shortly after that, we got management problems over in England, and Judas Priest asked me to join.

To have Judas Priest together? It's a real adventure, and we always feel excited when it's time to create a new record.

We have to be evangelists for music. We couldn't just be high priests of music.

My dad had these great Benny Goodman albums that I was obsessed with, and Louis Prima's another guy I loved, and Peter Niro the jazz pianist. I loved international music: Irish music, Mexican music. I love the different colours that they all have.

The point here is that I enjoyed singing. I enjoyed the rhythm of it. I grew up listening to Louis Prima, who was also rhythmic.

It's real primal; I just like playing music.

All this primal energy people respond to in me and my characters is in my music, 10 times more.

Primal Scream could be the biggest band in the world. They are fantastic when they make rock records - once every 10 years.

Music is primal: when it's done without pretension, you can really feel the shape of someone's soul.

I think there's this primal need to go to a show when you're a rock fan. And it's about that camaraderie and about that intangible feeling that we all get.

I really like small, intimate shows, but there's nothing like playing at a festival. It's a completely different experience. Everyone is just a little more primal; they can get away with more things.

Primal Scream's 'Screamadelica' was one of the pivotal records.

There's a very primal, emotional response I feel when I hear flamenco.

My dad played guitar, and he taught me enough to play some Beatles' songs. But primarily, I was a bookworm. I loved reading and still do. My whole family does. It was part of the family culture. Accomplished literacy was a value.

When we play live show we tend to find there's a whole portion that's a considerably younger demographic. That's quite gratifying. They primarily seem to be into 'The Hurting' which I guess makes sense.

My major influences were primarily guitar players and bands; I started playing bass by accident.

I love the 'Black Album' because I think it was the beginning of something, primarily. I'd met Metallica, and I'd heard Metallica before that, but when I heard the 'Black Album,' I actually had a response rather like I did with 'Sgt. Pepper.'

Any composer should be able to synthesize the primary feelings that the characters are going through in the movie.

The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.