Susanna Hoffs Quotes

I would just listen to records and learn what I could, then just roll it over and over and over.

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

I took a private lesson, but it didn't really work out, so I went back to playing along with records. That's really the thing that got me into playing a lot - getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.

What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence.

I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk.

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.

I had learned classical guitar when I was a kid, and I embraced it, and apparently I got good at it.

I don't really listen to bassists - not anymore. When I was younger, I listened to those guys and was trying to figure out everything they did. Nowadays, I draw inspiration from everybody.

I had to learn chord shapes. I bought books with chord charts. I used to listen to all kinds of pop music.

I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.

I never was the front man in any bands I played in when I was in college, and I always learned music by myself at home.

I never played music, but it's an important thing ... the studying, the inspiration.

When I graduated high school, I bought a guitar and, at first, didn't really think I'd get into the songwriting thing as much as I did. But after learning a few songs of other people's to play on the guitar, I got bored with that and just started writing songs on my own, and that's kinda how it came about.

I used to play drums when I was a kid, play the trombone.

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.

I had piano lessons when I was younger, but I quit because I didn't want to sit and learn the scales.

Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.

My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.

I really want younger audience members to see kids in their early 20's playing Frank's music and to be inspired to take things to a higher level themselves.

For me, everything definitely comes from music.

It's interesting to do other people's music - that's how I learned to play, by learning other people's songs. It's nice to delve into how other people got to where they are.

I never got formal training in music. I would just sit with my ear to the speaker and my hand on the needle. I'd listen to Wanda Jackson and think, 'How did she do that?,' and lift the needle and try it myself.

When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs.

I think having musical training as a child was really, really important. I studied piano as a child. Piano is a great instrument to understand musical theory on. I think I have that in my brain somewhere.