"There just is exponentially more money in the movie business than in the musi..."
"There just is exponentially more money in the movie business than in the music business. As a result there are more people involved in the creative process."
"I had walked away from the music industry because I had a certain integrity and all that."
"The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm stupid."
"I try to do my best."
"My absolute favorite meal in Nashville is sweet-potato pancakes at Pancake Pantry."
"I started making music that I loved and was passionate and excited about, but it was really cool when I started touring to realize it's an extremely diverse group of people who come out. In the front row, I'll have everyone from a little girl in a frilly tutu, to rockers and gamers and older couples. I love it that it's just everybody."
"Describing Woodstock as the 'big bang,' I think that's a great way to describe it, because the important thing about it wasn't how many people were there or that it was a lot of truly wonderful music that got played."
"If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something."
"I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still hanging on the wall in my front room. I loved the heaviness of it and the feel of the wood. I still do."
"Sometimes you have to step away from what you love in order to learn how to love it again."
"For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording."
"Though I come from Delhi, many other artistes like me attained success in Maharashtra."
"I can tell you that I can always recognize a Boston song, even if it's in a noisy place. I can hear that it's Boston even before I know what song it is. If a Boston song comes on in a club or somewhere, I notice that it's Boston, and the second thing I notice is what song it is."
"I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing."
"Well, when The Black Keys make a record, I never really feel limited. To me, it seems the possibilities are always endless. The big difference has been playing live and being able to recreate every little part of the record."
"There's not much music I'll listen to if it doesn't have pretty heavy swing. Rhythm is so important. Punk rock would have more power and feeling if it had swing."
"And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world."
"At home I'm just a guy who has interests that extend far beyond music."
"In high school, I was a poor student."
"Dublin is really fun, and Irish people are hilarious."
"Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it."
"To carry a false persona is an extra burden. Who needs that?"
"I was playing music since I was 6 or 7. I felt that music was a given to me."
"I understand them. I understand where they came from, what their lifestyle was there. But my parents didn't push us to be like them. They said do whatever you think right, but remember the important things in life."
"For 2NE1, it's always been all about music."
