J. D. Souther Quotes

I love what I do. I made my first record in '57. I don't think I'll ever get tired of making records and writing songs and singing and being in the music business.

Being in Weezer's just gotten so much more fun over the years. I love almost every part of my job. My very favorite part is working on new songs.

One thing, when you're an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When you're a musician, you can always write your own stuff, and I'm working on new stuff for a new album right now.

My mom eventually told me if I wanted to be in the music industry, I should start writing my own songs. At that time, I was in junior high and had no idea where to start - I was writing joke rap songs with friends. Eventually, I wrote my first song in high school, and my mom took me to go record it with one of her band member friends at his house.

That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.

Music is my work, writing songs is my work, touring is my work, going into the studio is my work.

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs.

For the most part, I like to record music as I write it.

I worked as a head cook at courthouses and high schools. I left it behind when I started getting into my music real heavy.

To make a rock'n'roll record, technology is the least important thing.

I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.

I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs.

I'm desperate to start a career in music.

I think that what I'm interested with is the creative side of music-making, rather than all the travelling.

I been doing music my whole life.

Songs are not on a conveyor belt. I'm not chopping them up and putting them out.

I think, generally, I just cannot really envision life without writing and producing records and singing.

I plan to stay in music. I plan to keep making records.

All I've ever wanted to do was play music and go on the road and make records.

I'd like to do something that involves music.

I made an album I'm very proud of, and that's about it.

We're always recording music, writing songs.

I still write music, and I still have sessions, and I still record, but I have no plans.

I thought, I'm in my late 50s now, am I ever gonna get the chance to do another album again?

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.