Musician Quotes

The 'music industry' is not a term I use. I tend to concentrate on music, and the music business is something different.
Whenever a political regime or religious establishment refuses to tolerate criticism, it advertises itself as repressive, backward, and insecure.
It's a pleasure playing your big hit records and it's a real joy to see the audience.
All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.
As part of Depeche Mode, I don't think it's right for me to be using my own songs for a solo project. I'm not a very prolific songwriter, so I keep those for Depeche Mode.
For years, I was stuck behind a keyboard rig. When I started playing guitar onstage, it was a bit of a release - not to be stuck in one spot the whole night. It's really enjoyable having the freedom to move around. You just have to remember to end up somewhere near a microphone.
God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.
I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.
I don't like to think 10 years down the road.
I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.
I even have nephews who make music, my daughter makes music. I don't know what advice to give them these days. It's really a tough industry to break into.
I find it odd seeing a DJ playing to huge audiences. I know that people have been doing it for a while, but the fact that it's been embraced so much in America now and it's become like this new, big thing, I find it slightly odd.
I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.
I live in Santa Barbara. My wife's American, and she lived in England for 11 years and then told me she'd had enough.
I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.
I love being in the studio. If I'm at home, I will go to the studio pretty much every day anyway. It's just something that I like to do.
I started getting back into buying old analog gear while we were recording. Lots of old drum machines and synths. It wasn't a conscious thing. I didn't consider myself a collector, but boxes of vintage gear would turn up virtually every day.
I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of the time.
I try to get a degree of realism in my music.
I've not worn a dress since about 1985. It always amazes me how there is still a fascination for it in England. The rest of the world doesn't seem to care. I'm not sure whether they don't remember or whether they've just moved on from it. I was brought up in the glam era.
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