Eve Babitz Quotes

I started playing guitar at, like, 12 or 13 and just rock bands mostly. I had a punk rock band and hard core bands and all that.

The one thing I'm really the most confident in as an artist is my songwriting ability and ear for pop music. I'm really excited to show that off. It was a side that I wasn't able to show on 'American Idol.'

I do have musical background; I sing.

If I couldn't act, I'd really love to try music.

I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.

I'm not a singer. I'm a musician, which is different.

I became a professional musician and played all kinds of music. I played bluegrass, I played classical music, and for many years, I played jazz.

I am not, and have no interest in being, a musician of any kind.

It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

I am a musician, but I'm another type of musician.

I think it's a bit of a myth that if you can read music you can write music. It doesn't work like that.

I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music.

Music is just a really fun hobby that I do, because I'm actually really good about writing songs and producing. People don't realize this, but I am an excellent writer for artists.

I don't know, the artist thing is not me. I love making music, though.

For whatever reason, all my friends are musical wizards and in great bands, but yeah, it really skipped over me. It's one art form that I can just sit back and appreciate and no have thoughts on. If I watch a movie, I always think, 'Oh, I'd have done this.' But with music, I can just sit back and think, 'All right, this is great!'

I'm just inspired by music.

My major influences were primarily guitar players and bands; I started playing bass by accident.

You know, many people do not know that I am so immersed when it comes to music. I have such a huge knowledge of music. I like my songs, I like my melodies, my harmonies, you know.

I've never written a 'Revolver' or a 'Pet Sounds.'

I'm not a great guitarist, and I'm not a great singer.

I'm pretty into music. Anything with music I love... I'm really big on lyrical content plus a good beat.

I'm no stranger to making timeless music.

Being a musician is a noble profession.

Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find out that it isn't.

I can say, with a little arrogance, that I could be an actor, a cameraman, a writer, but composers are the most mysterious people.