Andy Partridge Quotes

A lot of times good, pristine recordings prevent the listener from getting emotionally involved in the music.

The way the music comes to you starts to affect how you listen to music. When you're a kid, it's 'Does it rock? Does it make me feel good? Does it make me tap my feet? Does it make me go to sleep?'

If you like it live, you know that you're probably going to like the record, usually.

I think people listen to whatever they think is good.

I've been listening to a lot of Hollies stuff lately, and it's beginning to sound pretty good to me.

As long as it's good music, that's what's important.

I'm into hip-hop, rap, country, blues, gospel, old school, new school... whatever... pop. If it's really good, I like it. I don't have to be told what to listen to. If I like it and it's good, I'll listen to it.

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.

To me, there's two types of songs, good and bad. And I just like to stick with the good ones.

Music as background to me becomes like a mosquito, an insect. In the studio we have big speakers, and to me that's the way music should be listened to. When I listen to music, I want to just listen to music.

I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' when I was a kid and say 'Yeah!' or 'Boo!' at every single song. So there was nothing in the middle. You brutally put it on one side or another.

I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never could get behind it.

I have such a love of good music that I find even melancholic music uplifting. Maybe I'm a rare breed.

The kind of music I like depends very much on my mood.

If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it!

When you're moved by music, that's always good.

If you hear a song and you like it, you like it.

Music is only good sometimes.

If you want to hear good music, good music will always be found.

I just love new, beautiful music.

A record is kind of a piece of art itself, and it's such a tangible experience playing an LP end to end.

Sometimes when you play music, you start thinking, "This is rocking!"

Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.

I'm the worst critic about music myself. I hardly ever, every like something the first time I listen to it. So I've got to put myself in other people's shoes.

There is nothing like a fine Italian sound.