“I tell people too young to know that we came up during two of the most dogmatic times in recent history - the so-called hippie era and the punk era, both of which had a set of codes and rules that you had to look and dress and think a certain way, and for sure, to be of a certain age.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayLooksTwoAgeYoungCertainDressesErasCodePunkHippieDogmatic Author:David First
“The sheer volumes of songs have come from the hours of cold and darkness that one spends inside with the lights on.” LightSongHoursDarknessColdVolumeSheer Author:Paul Westerberg
“Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts.” ArtCooksExcellentSpoilt Author:Paul Gauguin
“We [Notekillers] aren't necessarily trying to be role models, but if we are, that's cool.” IfsTryingRolesModelsRole Models Author:David First
“I could easily fill up each week with going to see debuts of friends' compositions alone. When you add in all of the bands I'm interested in catching and all of the improvisers that I still love, it gets almost impossibly daunting. I try to do as much as I can.” TryingStillsI CanWeekBandAddCompositionCatchingDebut Author:David First
“The whole thing with eastern music and instruments, I love all that stuff.” WholeStuffInstrumentsEastern Author:Paul Weller
“It is inspiring to see bands still trying to do significant and new things in the realm of sound. Most people in any category are more or less filling out the forms they've been handed. But there are always exceptional gems.” PeopleTryingStillsFormSoundBandSignificantRealmsCategoriesNew ThingsExceptionalFillingGems Author:David First
“There are a lot of people that don't scour websites regularly or read music reviews. They need whatever, the other kinds of stuff, whether it's an appearance on Lettterman or posters or ads. They need to kind of be hit more in the face and be told that there's something new out there.” PeopleNeedsKindFacesStuffAppearanceSomething NewReviewsAdsWebsitePosters Author:David Byrne
“I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician.” JobsStupidBandMusicianDeterminedGarageDay JobsCrappy Day Author:Paul Westerberg
“There's a great temptation to clean everything up and make everything more perfect. You have to know when to stop and stop doing it, or you might end up with something that sounds metronomic.” KnowsEndsMightSoundPerfectCleanTemptation Author:David Byrne