Dhani Harrison Quotes

Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I've loved and am thankful for that chapter.

Yeah, I came in at the end of the Notorious album, played on about five tracks and then we went on a tour. Then we did another album, Big Thing, and then we started writing songs together in 1989.

When my YouTube videos started to get really big, I was like, 'Man, this is pretty sweet.' It started as my hobby, and then I started traveling and learning how to play different instruments, and then it just kind of became my life.

I am pretty embroiled in moving on and moving forward with music.

At some point in my life, before I was gone, I wanted to make an album, even if it was for no reason other than posterity.

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

I wanted to play in a band, and I wanted to do music for a living, and that's what I dedicated my life to.

I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I could finish an album of my own music, I would. Five years later I am happy to say I have.

I'd forgotten what it was like to play music and have it be fun so I decided to stop. I wasn't even sure if I was going to make a new record, I was just kinda quitting.

If I am able to pass on what I've learnt in my life, that's really wonderful, especially after losing Dad.

I guess my music career is my personal life. You know, I've always been a writer who wants to write about my experiences. And so this experience being added to that, I - I want to live extraordinary experiences. And when I give advice to people, I want it to be sage advice.

Singing has always been a part of my life. I started at Opryland singing, and I realized I could make a living at it. I thought it was something I would grow out of. I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. Everything's just sorta fallen into place.

I was always in love with music, but my parents never really saw that I had talent, and it was really just by chance that I made it into the Menuhin School, and from then on my life changed. And that was when I realized, OK, this is what I want to do. But, until then, it was really just a passion, a hobby.

Everyone should pursue whatever is original in oneself. That's the way for a long life in music.

I never imagined I'd be a solo artist. And now I couldn't imagine being part of a group.

My parents were so far from the music world that they couldn't conceive how you could make a living. But for me, it was the only solution for the rest of my life.

I feel like fifteen years with Fleetwood Mac was like working on my thesis, doing research for some kind of paper.

I want to put out as many albums as I can before I die.

Patrick and Joe were so young when we started the band. As slow as it was, with all the touring and crappy clubs we played, we still never had time to stop and reflect. When we took a break, it finally gave us time to reflect and grow up.

After Silk Route disbanded I came on my own, and through the years, I have sung a few film songs while writing songs for my album.

Our story is in two halves, as the band's career up to Freddie's death was 20 years, and 20 years later, our music is as popular as it was then. It's a sort of everlasting... income.

I've not thought about the Stone Roses since we quit. How many LPs do I have to make to stop people talking about it?

I've grown so much in the music industry. From 'GoldenHeart,' it was just about me and the music and me in this dream. With 'BlackHeart,' its more about me and who I am and what role I play in my own life and in the business.

I just want to play shows and write songs and make music. That's what feels good.

My dad Peter, who was my roadie when I was starting out, had loads of confidence but couldn't sing.