Joanna Newsom Quotes

We never considered ourselves to be a good band or anything, we just thought we were playing for fun and we wanted to play music that sounded like Black Sabbath or Soundgarden or the music we were into at that time.

People sometimes say that bands sound like The Cars, but when I hear it I don't know if they do or not.

What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence.

I don't think there's such a difference between older and newer music as there is between one composer and another.

When I heard Elvis and his 'Sun Sessions,' I went mad for it. I was about thirteen.

In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying.

I love jazz and pop rock and country. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Anne Murray - if I hear something really great... I want to be a part of it.

I would be more familiar with Janet Jackson than I was with the Teardrop Explodes or Joy Division, because I didn't want to listen to my competitors for fear of nicking ideas off them.

It's interesting to do other people's music - that's how I learned to play, by learning other people's songs. It's nice to delve into how other people got to where they are.

If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.

In a way, I pattern myself after all the bands I used to like as a kid. Every time they put out LPs, they had a whole new look and a new sound.

The artist that had the biggest impact on me was Michael Jackson. He was my Elvis and Beatles. When I was 15, I listened to a lot of Sinatra, but my jean jacket didn't have, 'I love Frank' on it, it had, 'I love AC/DC', 'Guns N Roses', 'Pearl Jam'. I thought Eddie Vedder was the second coming.

I love Cher Lloyd's music. I didn't actually hear her music as I was creating my own, but it's cool that we have styles that are considered to be similar.

The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me.

I abhor the words 'classical music.' Few things satisfy me more than a really good cover version.

Hearing a lot of early rock n' roll records from a very young age was a huge influence.

I hear a lot of influence from me and Timbaland's whole sound in a lot of records of today. But if you have classics like that, then I'm sure you gotta expect that it's gonna influence some people. So, I'm fine with that.

I'm always trying to emulate guitar. Especially when I'm playing the trombone, that's what I think about. Like, I listen to guitar players every day: Warren Haynes, Lenny Kravitz, Prince, different people. And I'm always trying to find out a way how I can get my trombone to sound like that.

As a kid, looking at Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, New Edition, the Temptations, Motown, people who I felt were huge artists, they made me wanna do something.

I honestly grew up listening to the Stones more. But that doesn't mean I don't love the Beatles.

Dr. Dre I've always been a huge fan of. The Roots as well. The Roots gave me an appreciation for live music.

I draw inspiration from everywhere, whether it's country, R&B, gospel.

The very first show I ever saw was The Judds, and that influenced me to not play country music.

Brahms is life-changing every time. And though I love him, I can't say that about Mompou.

My first records were KISS's 'Love Gun,' Twisted Sister's 'Stay Hungry,' and Motley Crue's 'Shout at the Devil.' That had immense influence on me.