Walter Becker Quotes

I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn't like it as well on stage.

I learned everything from my friends and just constant gigging in night clubs, eight sets a night!

In 1956, I began playing in a band with Boz Scaggs.

For some artists the live performance is the chicken before the egg of writing or recording of repertoire. For other artists the writing or recording of repertoire is the chicken before the egg of live performance.

Through the years I've found that I prefer live playing to recording. I still do lots of recording - but I treasure the live shows.

There's no substitute for live work to keep a band together.

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well - and just have fun on stage.

Gym Class is a band I am more directly involved with than any other band except for Fall Out Boy.

I love being in a band.

The band I've played with for 10 or 12 years now, we've been all over, but we mostly play in LA.

You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.

I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately.

You're in a band 24 hours a day.

The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous.

I always wanted to be in a band with a bunch of dudes who loved Green Day and all that.

I am very friendly with lots of people in rock'n'roll, because I spent so much time with them over the years through Mick's work.

I love playing live; that's the main thing. But I hate being in the studio. It's the most boring thing ever.

Being a musician means I am 'hanging out' a lot, like driving on tour or being at a show or whatever, so maybe there's more time to interact with peers and develop jokes.

Being a professional musician with Downhere for 11 years now, I feel completely at home on stage.

Music is what I do pretty much all the time. I'm always in the studio. I'm always rehearsing for shows. Always doing shows.

For us, all we care about is maintaining what we do as a band.

I'm always with my band; they're my best friends.

When we're on tour, we try to keep our voices sharp. We get up there and put on the best show we can.

If we weren't in this band, some of us wouldn't be playing at all. You have tiffs with someone when he has smelly feet in the touring van, but we all respect each other as friends first.

My dad played in so many places, so I got to learn from so many other guys and they get to teach me.