David Longstreth Quotes

I still picture myself as a student of the music. I'm always trying to learn new things. Music is just what makes me tick.

In regard to music, I just think that it's always best to have an attitude of being a perpetual student and always look to learn something new about music, because there's always something new to learn.

I feel like I've had a really great time just being able to make all the music that I've always liked to make and listen to and expressing it in different ways.

It wasn't until I was about 17 or 18 years old that I got into music.

I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out.

Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.

I'm continuing to learn more about music - it's an ocean, and you can never really say that you know everything. I'm grateful that I'm still living and making music among the greats.

To me, the object of practicing is to allow you to play what you hear. But you're always hearing new things, so you never get to the end of it.

I was always into music. And none of my friends were really into music the same way I was. So it was just different. It was really not very well understood by most of my friends. They didn't tease me about it - they just didn't really relate.

I lived for music since I could think.

Music is a continual learning process. One finds new insights all the time. For me, it began at a very early age; from the beginning, there was something besides the notes.

You see, that is it with music, you never stop learning.

Well, when The Black Keys make a record, I never really feel limited. To me, it seems the possibilities are always endless. The big difference has been playing live and being able to recreate every little part of the record.

Music was what bothered me, what interested me.

Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.

I've always loved music and felt connected to it, but was too afraid to explore that avenue.

I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is.

Working with Prince, it's kind of like he's opened up this whole new world, especially with the horn players. And I'm like, 'Man, only if I had strings on this album, too.' And I'm like, 'I wish I had an orchestra.' So I just, you know - I just wonder what's next, you know. I just want to constantly push myself for more.

I'm always just looking to get back to the joy of playing music, and keeping it simple, as much as I can.

In my honest opinion, in 'Volumes I' and 'II,' we were still trying to figure out our sound.

I love all genres of music. I think it helps you become a better performer if you know the different types of music.

I'm not losing the wonder in playing music.

There's an amazing power that music has, and it definitely had its power over me as a boy. I just saw fit to keep exploring it.

I'm a musical geek. It's like there's this big, wild universe in my head, and I love to express it.

With so many genres, music is so diverse, which is why it is an exciting thing to do in life.