Ralph Stanley Quotes

There are a lot of bands that have a huge appeal, but I don't understand why. Guns n' Roses. U2. But you know, that's just my thing. Music is pretty personal.

Not everyone's going to like my music. People might not like my music, because I'm just not their style of music that they like to listen to.

I have my own tastes and I have my my own... like, I dunno. I think it's really subjective; something that I think is a great song, is unlistenable to somebody else, which I've come to realise.

My son always says I like very weird music.

Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me.

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

I understand that, but this disc shows the type of music that I've always liked and wanted to make.

If Paul McCartney tells me that so-and-so song is his favorite song, what do I care? What do I care what anybody else says?

I make the kind of music I like.

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.

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 like all music. The only music I don't like is bad music.

I'm not crazy about the rap thing. Or house music.

I don't have a very 'masculine' taste in music. I get a lot of heat from my friends about that.

The thing is, I make music I like. So it's just weird if someone says they don't like it.

When I think people like one record more than the other, then someone will surprise me.

I often find myself listening to a record because a lot of people or magazines have told me it's good and I'm supposed to like it, and I try to stay in touch with what's happening and I'm also a fan of music. I find myself trying to like something that I really don't think is that great.

I do understand that not everyone is going to sit and listen to an Enya album. When someone says it's not their cup of tea, it's not their kind of album, that's fine by me.

We are just fans of music, we are not fans of a specific kind of music. We just happen to be a rock band. Until we explain ourselves, sometimes people don't understand why we limit ourselves to just being a rock band. It's because that is what we like doing.

You might have a favorite band and really dislike one of the records. That's fine.

There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?

I don't really like Nirvana that much.

I listen to some really bad country.

I think it's really hard to describe music without alienating somebody.

All the songs are good, but 'Press Your Number' was fixed to be my favorite song from the beginning.