Vinnie Paul Quotes

I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.

What I wanted to do was play the guitar but I don't like instrumental rock. I think it is tripe.

I don't have to save rock. I don't even like rock that much.

I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.

I'd rather play jazz, I hate rock and roll.

I'm not a great lover of Madonna's voice. She's done very well with what she's got, and I'm sure my voice turns her right off, but she's not my favourite singer.

I'm never gonna be a Carlos Santana - an instrumentalist. I just like songs. It's three minutes of something that can be very powerful.

The kind of music or the kind of arrangements that I do, the kind of musicians I choose, is just what I like to hear.

The early Bon Jovi stuff I can't stand. I just think we didn't have our stylistic voice. But some people love some of that stuff.

I was a 'Big Brother' fan. I thought they were better musicians than their detractors claimed, but more to the point, technical accomplishment was not something I cared about.

I'm not a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen, and it's certainly not because of his politics. I just don't like the aesthetic.

I've always liked music since I was younger.

I know what my taste is, and I do like my touch on the piano.

I like good music, whichever lane it comes out of. As long as it's dope, that is all that matters with me.

I've always had a close connection to both rock and classical music.

My scratching I don't really think communicates to intelligent life forms. Anyone with more than one brain cell would think Kid Koala music is completely retarded.

To me the bottom line is: good music is good music.

You might lose your spontaneity and, instead of composing first-rate Gershwin, end up with second rate Ravel.

The way I feel about music is that there is no right and wrong. Only true and false.

Music is a personal preference. Everyone's free to connect and like whatever they want.

We all have different musical instincts, and I think they're precious and should be respected.

I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people that do.

I don't like rock. Honestly, I like to listen to it, but it's not for me. There's a lot of musical genres that I find interesting, but they don't suit me. It's one thing to listen to different genres, but to perform a genre that isn't yours is counterproductive.

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.

The most important thing is that you like the music.