“When I was a kid, you listened to a certain genre. Now it's like, "I love indie rock, I love hip-hop, jazz, funk." Also, we knew it couldn't be the same thing each year.” YearsKidsCertainRocksJazzHip HopHipsGenreHopsFunkIndie Rock Author:Jonathan Rhys Meyers
“You become sort of insulated in this bubble when you're working on something that it's hard to have an outsider's perspective on what works and what doesn't so it's always good to see what other people think.” PeopleThinkingHardPerspectiveBubblesOutsiders Author:John Francis Daley
“I think I, like most people, enjoy a wide variety of music. Yeah, I like some country stuff - old country stuff. I might not enjoy Billy Ray Cyrus or anything. But, you know, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, early Johnny Cash - absolutely.” PeopleThinkingKnowsCountryMightStuffEnjoyYeahWideVarietyRaysCashNelsonVariety Of Music Author:Charlie Day
“I especially like Duke Ellington jazz, which is a little more... I lived in New York for a while. I lived in Harlem for a bit, and I just fell in love with the idea of that era of New York, that jazz era, especially jazz in Harlem.” LittlesIdeasBitsNew YorkJazzErasDukesHarlem Author:Charlie Day
“Occasionally it can be a little disappointing to see rock gods in their 60s or 70s up on stage.” LittlesRocksStageDisappointing Author:Charlie Day
“My wife is from Laurel, Mississippi, and she has a lot of relatives down in Louisiana, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport, Louisiana. We go down there a lot. We got married in New Orleans. She has a cousin who introduced me to swamp pop, which is sort of zydeco/Cajun music with a little uptempo pop swing. Now I'm a big zydeco fan, I'm a big swamp-music fan.” LittlesBigsWifeFansMarriedPopsMy WifeSwingsCousinNew OrleansMississippiLouisianaSwampsLaurelsRougeBatonMusic FansCajunsBaton Rouge Author:Charlie Day
“I am a classical fan. I like Debussy a lot, so I was trying to learn it on the piano. I've learned like a third of it, but I think I'm getting to a section that may be beyond my skill level.” ThinkingTryingMayLevelsFansSkillsThirdsPianoI've LearnedSectionsDebussy Author:Charlie Day
“I don't know any songs. People have asked me to play a song, and I say, "I don't know anything."” PeopleKnowsPlaySong Author:Charlie Day
“People are demanding so much of me. They really want to pigeonhole me.” PeopleWant Author:Charlie Day
“Both of my parents are actually music teachers. I think I got to a certain age where I decided I'd rather be a baseball player than a musician. Now, like most kids, I regret it.” ThinkingKidsAgeCertainParentTeacherPlayerRegretMusicianDecidedBaseballI RegretBaseball PlayerMusic Teacher Author:Charlie Day