Quotes About Collaboration

'Sorry' just fit the bill for the crossover that both Lost Stories and I were attempting to do musically.

When you say sorry it creates a better working relationship.

So many times, when I would do a lot of retakes, I used to say sorry to my director and co-actors.

I am the sort of player that likes to create goals. I think a lot of my team-mates know me as a player who is not selfish.

In the past, I'd sort of know before Ozzy sang something, what he was going to sing. I'd know what sort of way a melody was going to go 'cause of the way he'd approach it.

In my position when things are going well it's pretty easy to say that I'm sort of the guy that fixes everything. But if things are going bad then I'm the one that gets all the blame. In the end, we all do it together.

I've always looked on myself as one of a band and never sought a solo career.

I'm asked all the time if there could be a Bernie Sanders collaboration, and my answer to that has always been yes. The Green Party has long sought to establish a collaboration with Bernie Sanders.

Whenever I've collaborated with anyone in the past it's just happened really, I've never actively sought it out.

I would love to work with Paolo Nutini because he is so soulful and an amazing songwriter.

John Legend is brilliant. I feel he may be my best collaborator when it comes to delivering that undeniable soulful sound, and he does it in such a classy way.

Everything about the movie 'Dope' is real artistry, and everybody put their full hearts and souls into it. It's a passion project; it's not one of those things everybody got paid a million dollars to do. Everybody on there wanted to do it. Everybody there believed in the project, and we just went for it. We all love each other.

It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo.

Neil's effect on the band was immediate and very fulfilling. He adds a certain edge to the sound and, of course, he is an incredible musician. We became a better band because of the inclusion of Neil Young.

Instruments sound interesting, not because of their sound, but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their instruments, which is what you like and respond to.

Lataji defines the sound of Indian music, and I always had a secret desire of recording with her at least once.

In my last band, Soundgarden, I had a couple of different drummers sit in on some stuff and it was fun for me to kind of take a break and watch the band.

We wrote many a Rage song where we'd use Soundgarden as a template.

The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that gets people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much.

Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds. It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges are opportunities.

A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.

As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I love being in a band.

I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.

When you're in a choir, it's about blending into how everyone else sounds.