Johnny Marr Quotes

I say if you can find somebody you can make music with, that's a special thing, so you should try to keep it going.

When I joined Nirvana, I was the fifth or sixth drummer - I don't know if they'd ever had a drummer they were totally happy with. And they were strangers. There was never much of a deeper connection outside of the music.

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there is any exception - who I've worked with is they've all been very, very talented musicians.

I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next to him for 10 years.

When Phil and I hit that one spot where I call it 'The Everly Brothers,' I don't know where it is. 'Cause it's not me and it's not him. It's the two of us together. I sing the lead, and so I can drift off. Then we'll come back in together and the whole thing happens again. It amazes me sometimes.

It's easy to put on a Deep Purple record and say, 'That sounds great.' But why? Part of it is individual practice, but by playing together, a talent of meshing happens.

But it's always really difficult to find someone that has the qualities to be a great accompanist.

My band and I are even closer. They've grown with me over four years, so we're closer and closer and closer.

John was great to work with, and a lot of fun. I wish I'd had the chance to make more music with him, of course, and to get to know him better.

Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration.

I never envisioned myself as a solo artist; I was always part of a band.

I just think that with music, it's kind of like life, and so the people you work with, you generally develop a relationship. You don't have to try to explain things. You just know. It's like you're in the band together and striving for the same goal.

Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, I'd like to work with him again someday.

My harmony is passable but is usually made more eloquent at the hands of Steve Hamilton.

I'm glad you asked that question, because of any musical situation I've been in, the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares.

My wife and I were in a band and worked together on and off since we were 19 or 20.

Yeah, it's a lot harder to find a musical partner than a love partner.

I've never done songs with people just for the sake of the great combination. I've always done songs with friends.

My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.

To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player's coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it.

I have always needed other musicians to bounce off.

We've always connected musically in Fleetwood Mac because we're the only people who play more than one note. I'm not the best pianist, but I know how to interlace around what Lindsey's playing.

There's a kind of intimacy that can happen between musicians, and if they're people you enjoy and respect as humans, that intimacy is a real privilege.

I feel it's quite important to have a band but what's more vital is to be friends with the members of the band. If there's not a bond there, you won't be able to jam. Apart from that, it's also vital to have the same vibe.

Amaal and I have some sort of magnetic connection. I am my brother's first assistant. So I have sung the scratch versions of all his songs. We make music at home, jam every day.