Dave Holland Quotes

When you hear my music and you feel the emotion, it's real. When you see me in a film and you see a tear, it's real.

I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'

I hope they see the genuine side of me, of my music, of my voice. I hope that they feel me. I hope that what I sing and what I say really gets across to the viewer because everything that comes out is true.

Whether it's an inspiring song or whether it's an entertaining song - whatever it might be about it - I just want people to feel the emotion that I put into it because I think emotion... is everything.

I believe in reflecting honesty and reflecting reality in my music and making music that touches people emotionally - music that can bring us together.

Rock and roll reaches people because it's honest and doesn't shy away from the issues.

I no longer wanted to satisfy myself. I really want to connect with the world and make my music mean something to people.

Music should be truthful and real, but it should also be healing and uplifting.

If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit.

A song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own devices. It must affect them not just as a song, but as a lifestyle.

Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of your mouth, it's not appealing.

I don't want to be a big star. I just want to get my message across.

Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.

I put my emotions in my music and I want people to relate to that.

Good social media is authentic. What makes social media work is actually having something to say.

Feeling has as much to say as the words do. You can have the greatest words in the world and if they're not believable, they don't strike a chord and they're not said convincingly, it's not a great song.

I just feel like content is content; people want to see it resonate.

I did not want to be somebody who lived off his reputation. I wanted to continue to be part of the modern music scene.

And when I play they know I exist, and it leaves a space when I go.

I think the best music is honest music.

A record is a message, timeless.

My inspiration is always what I think my fans want to listen to. I often write about social problems. If I'm not going through it or I haven't gone through it, I want to make sure it touches someone. That's what I base my music on.

Songs are more powerful than books.

When someone's really good at encapsulating human emotion and putting it out in a form that can reach a variety of people, that's going to have a big effect when he's no longer there.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.