Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Music Quotes
Band IdentityEntertainmentMusicPerformanceRock Culture Everything you need to know about Iron Maiden is onstage.
ArtistryLive MusicMusicPerformanceRecording I live for playing live. All my records are live, since After the Gold Rush, with the exception of Trans and the vocals on Landing on Water.
MusicPerformanceSelf-Confidence Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.
ControlCreativityMusicPersonal ExpressionStorytelling I enjoy making solo albums because over the years it's evolved into more of a genuine personal expression of story-telling and day dreams, and I work in a way that has more control.
ArtDreamEmotionMusic Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason.
AgingAudienceMusicPerformancePersonal Growth I was always drawn to the blues. Alberta Hunter at the Cookery was a life-changing experience. I only wanted to get enriched as a performer as I got older, to have an audience which got older, too, and would come to see me when I'm 80.
AspirationsGoalsLife ChoicesMusicPersonal Growth Before finding music, I didn't have too many aspirations. I wanted to hang out, make a little money from whatever I had to do.
ArtistsInfluenceInspirationLegacyMusic A guy called Arthur Brown... was a big influence of mine... and also Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.
ArtistsMusicOpinionPoliticsSatire A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it's done right - like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there's nothing better.
CommunicationMusicSelf-Expression I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does.
Life ExperiencesMusicReflectionSelf-Expression I always say this about my music, and music in general: Music is like a time capsule. Each album reflects what I'm going through or what's going on in my life at that moment.
ExpressionFreedomImpactMusicSociety I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
AuthenticityExpressionInfluenceMusicPerseverance As long as my music is real, it's no limit to how many ears I can grab.
EnjoymentMusicPassion I'm wallowing in the whole idea of just being a guy out there with a band, with songs. It's a real enjoyment.
ArtCreativityEnjoymentMusic I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.
ArtistsMusicMusical Preference When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris.
HumorImaginationMusicRebellionSociety If heavy metal bands ruled the world, we'd be a lot better off.
AspirationDedicationInfluenceMusicPassion I wish I could play bass like Larry Graham or Bootsy Collins. My God, I'd give up just about everything else for that.
AuthenticityConnectionFamilyMusicUnity I don't know if it's changing already with 'Joanne,' but my intention is to bring people together that don't know each other and that would maybe feel awkward, but somehow be brought together by the music. That's what I wanted to do. Because that is pure and authentic to my family history and what I stand for.
CreativityLearningMusicPassionYouth Music's been a huge passion of mine since I was really young. I started playing guitar when I was thirteen.
ArtistsIdentityInspirationMusicPassion I want more of my favorite artists or more of the guy that makes the anthems. I want more.
ChangeCreativityInnovationMusicRebellion I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.