Dimebag Darrell Quotes

There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I can't do by myself you know.

I love collaborating because I come from the world of being in bands.

When we recorded 'Iowa,' we jammed, we went through the songs, we played as a band and we recorded as a band.

I don't play any instruments. I don't produce. I don't know which keys or chords I am using, so, in essence, I need the band and the production team - otherwise, I am just some guy with a hat and a song.

I'm not a one-man show. I was never that in my life, and I never want to be that.

A lot of times you'll hear horror stories about actors being incredibly selfish and only wanting themselves to shine, but for me, it's not about just one person. It's about the whole team. That's the way I look at acting. That's the way I look at everything I do.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

Great things can happen when you don't care who gets the credit.

I've always believed in the saying that "there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit."

With Sleater-Kinney, we did a lot of improvisation in our live shows, and even our process of songwriting involved bringing in disparate parts and putting them together to form something cohesive.

I don't believe in an 'all-about-me' culture. It's about the group.

I pretty much built a band out of the most incredible guys I could possibly find. I didn't really want a six-piece band, but it just ended up being a six-piece band because these guys are all awesome.

You can't play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it.

When you're in a band and there's five of you, you have to accommodate five people in every song.

I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry.

For me, honestly, it's not about individual accomplishments, individual award. It's about what I've got to do and how I can contribute to the team.

There can be a lot done if you are not so particular about who gets credit for it.

Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.

Sometimes one of us will have a riff or a bass line from home but it really gels when we come together. We really have a strong special chemistry that we take advantage of when we get together.

I love being part of an ensemble.

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit.

You can play the piano with the white keys only or you can play it with only the black keys. But for harmony you must use the black and the white keys.

Being part of a team that was so unselfish was amazing. What we were able to accomplish was very meaningful, and the fact we were able to get it done as a team.

If you want me to work with you, then come with an idea. Come with music.