Joe Satriani Quotes

A lot of my work comes from my life experiences.

My writing is authentic, and whatever happens in my life is what I write about.

I always write my music based on what is going on in my life at the time.

'Marley and Me' was a book I was proud of and believed in, but I thought it would just have a modest audience because it is such a personal story about my marriage and my family.

The story of 'Lasers' is my story. I didn't have to look too far to get subject matter for this record; it was stuff that was happening to me.

I write about different things. Anything that has affected me. Anything that I have liked. Anything that I feel strongly about. Any experience.

My act has always reflected what's going on in my life.

The first record I spent five years writing and it was an amalgamation of all the things that happened in my life from the time I was fifteen to the time I was twenty.

My inspiration comes from my real life experiences.

Well, I think in my own work the subject matter usually deals with characters I know, aspects of myself, friends of mine - that sort of thing.

As I experience life and go through things, that's what I write about.

When I write a song, it comes from the heart and is based on a specific experience. You can't really say that one experience is greater than another, because all of your experiences take you through life on this journey.

I write about personal experiences. I write about things that have happened to me and the people around me, so you just sort of keep this antenna up and on the lookout for things to say.

When I watch a movie that I've been in, I'm watching it, but I usually remember what I was doing at that time, what was going on in my life.

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life.

For me, 'Room' is an opportunity to relive an aspect of my childhood that I hadn't put a ton of thought into.

I was portraying the family through my eyes. Everything that's happened in the strip has happened to me.

Anything that's really made an impact on my life, I want to get in the studio and write about it.

Sometimes I make up songs, and they're just strictly fiction. Other times, I draw on things that have happened in my life or friends, women, all sorts of things.

'Mom' is an emotional family drama that's also thrilling. It's the story about a mother and a daughter, their emotions, and how their lives change. Being a mother myself helped me understand those emotions better.

I decided with 'Savage Season' to use a lot of things in my life as the basis.

All I know is what I've lived through, so this is what I know.

I want to share the experiences I've had.

Your music essentially reflects everything you do, everything you've been through, in the deepest part of you.

We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am.