Home / Quotes / Quote by Nile Rodgers

Quote by Nile Rodgers

“I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms.”

Quote by Nile Rodgers

Author

Nile Rodgers is a renowned musician known for his unique musical style and contributions to rock music. Born in September 1952, he is a founding member of the iconic band Chic, which achieved massive success in the 1970s and 1980s. Rodgers is celebrated for his innovative guitar playing and music production skills, which have had a profound impact on popular music. more

You May Also Like

“Almost all the producers I know and dig, like Quincy Jones or Brian Eno, are really musicians first. I'm a composer, an orchestrator, an arranger and a musician first. I know how to write and rewrite songs, and the genius is really in the rewriting.”

Knows Writing Firsts Song Know How Genius Musician Producers Composer Brian Rewriting

Author:Nile Rodgers

“Everything about my life was culturally rich, and all the people I met sort of reinforced the wackiness that was normally inside of me. No one said, 'You can't do that,' until I got to real record companies, that is.”

People Said Real Company Rich Records Mets Record Companies

Author:Nile Rodgers

“I grew up in the era of the concept album. What I do now is pick up on singles, and they are their own complete stories; you don't necessarily have to hear the rest of the album because I don't think albums are created like that anymore. They get songs from all over the place.”

Thinking Stories Song Grew Grew Up Picks Concepts Albums Eras Singles

Author:Nile Rodgers

“I'd probably be a super wealthy guy if I had sat around writing songs and getting them placed like everyone else I know. But I write songs about people or after I meet them and they're somewhat biographical - they're fiction but also non-fiction.”

People Ifs Knows Writing Guy Song Fiction Sat Wealthy Non Fiction Writing Songs

Author:Nile Rodgers

“I invent nothing, I rediscover.”

Life Art Beautiful Business Creativity Originality

Author:Auguste Rodin

“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.”

“True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.”

Men Art Artist Passion Pleasure True Artists

Author:Auguste Rodin

“There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.”

Giving Doe Shows Eye Form Force Nature Suspects Reserves

Author:Auguste Rodin

“The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.”

Art Artist Born Creativity Fire Design Creation Ready Art Is Artistic Sparks Consumed

Author:Auguste Rodin

“I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.”

Needs Art Humorous Witty Architecture Block Sculpture Marble

Author:Auguste Rodin