Chris Squire Quotes

One thing that I had to remember in my personal journey in the music industry and coming up in the music industry was how many times I was told no. I was signed, I was dropped, I was signed, and I was put on a shelf.

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

The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.

To tell the truth, I'd join a band with John Lennon any day, but I couldn't join a band with Paul McCartney, but it's nothing personal. It's just from a musical point of view.

I had doors slammed in my face; I had a lot of news directors who wouldn't give me the time of day. Some told me I wouldn't have a future in the business.

There are those who discredit a style or a way of playing and those who accept all the different styles.

The more you are like me, the less interested in my band you are.

In many ways, we might compare to The Pretenders more than others, but still, we created our own category.

I don't really hate a lot of songs, but I think Weezer has put out some songs I really hate because they've also put out a lot of songs I really like.

There have been a lot of moments in my career when things haven't gone to plan.

Being an actress and a singer, you get more 'nos' than you get 'yes.' You get more rejection than you do anything else.

I'm not gonna sit back and listen to somebody who listens to 3LW all day.

When a different type of music is put in front of you, you can choose for yourself what you're supposed to like.

A lot of music that's my favorite doesn't sound like the music I write.

Basically, I listen to voices. If they write good songs and they can sing, I'll probably like it.

I got out of the business because I went from being the biggest artist on my record label to someone they didn't even want to have around.

I don't feel embarrassed by any of the music that I like. I think it's all genuinely clever, good music.

I'm no musical snob.

I've played music that's terrible in the past, and not everyone likes you, which is fine.

People that like Slipknot that could care less about Stone Sour, people that like Stone Sour that don't know a lot of Slipknot.

Music is nothing but sound, and there is no place for value judgement among various sounds.

No genre of music is better than another, whether it's country, hip-hop, trap, classical, whatever. It's all music.

I was introduced to classical music by my grandparents - my parents were mostly into folk and jazz. Even as a young man, I was literally unaware of the distinctions between any of that, and I still think it's pointless.

When I got dropped, no one really wanted to work with me... I felt like my career was over and I didn't really know what to do.

I failed my exams and my driving test. I failed to get into the Foreign Office and drama school. The big F was dominant in my early years.