Britt Daniel Quotes

It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing.

I just love to have fun with music, and try to find songs that say something that people want to hear.

I consider myself a bassist first.

I was in a band in high school and college and I always had a love for music, but I didn't go to a conservatory or anything like that. I was fairly self-taught.

I've been playing the bass guitar for almost twelve years and fretless for about nine, so I've got quite a bit of mileage in my hands already.

I think I've been playing bass for as long as I've played guitar, and I love them both.

Singing and playing have always gone hand-in-hand with me. I love 'em both equally.

I have always been into music. That's my number one passion.

I love music. I listen to a lot of it.

I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.

I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how to make great music. Of course, part of it is his incredible talent. Who are the greatest jazz singers in the world? Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Ray Charles.

I am a muso, and I love doing it. I assumed that would be my career for a long time. I always wanted to be a writer, but I didn't think that anyone could actually be that full-time, so I always go back to conducting and arranging and playing. If you scratch me, I'm a musician.

Peter Baltes was the best bassist I ever played with.

I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young.

I love recording music.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.

When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself, and after a couple of years of playing folk music, I kinda rediscovered those hits that were on the radio all the time when I was a kid.

I play a bunch of instruments.

I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I've had to learn about EQ frequencies and programming and space and clutter and how to be a better piano or bass player - everything.

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs.

I've been a musician since childhood, and music is my first love. I love it.

I love to play guitar and hack around. I was in a band when I was in high school. I never learned to play very well, but I enjoyed it.

I became a professional musician and played all kinds of music. I played bluegrass, I played classical music, and for many years, I played jazz.

From childhood, I have been more of a musician than a singer. People close to me know how much effort I put into practising. Even when I am travelling, I have my tanpura on my iPhone.