Benji Madden Quotes

I took the rhythm place, which a lot of people didn't know how to do the way I could, and this was really the first time that Johnny had a rhythm guitar player.

There are times, like with Dire Straits, where you can get as close as you can be to being good at your instrument and not cross over to that tasteless place.

There are more bad musicians than there is bad music.

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.

The drummer is stereotypically the dumb guy. Maybe that's why I always respect drummers who do more than drum.

Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful.

In order to play and write, it's unique - you either do one or the other.

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.

I don't think that there's much that sets me apart from other musicians, but I think there are definitely things that set me apart from other kinds of artists. I feel that musicians do it their own way, write their own songs and put on a great live shows.

But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were.

You have a natural groove inside of you, but the more you practise, the more comfortable you will be with your instrument.

I'm an okay drummer, I'm an okay bass player, I'm an okay keyboardist, and I'm a quite good guitar player.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn't enough.

We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live.

In music, you can't really tell who's better.

I'm not trying to be flippant here, but I just play the guitar, don't I? That is my characteristic, and it's my identity as you hear it.

I think the people who are saying jazz has to sound a particular way, or, 'What you're doing isn't jazz,' are just scared because they can't do it. A lot of them just aren't talented enough to do anything new, honestly.

Even in school, I used to get kicked out in every class except music. I was always at the top of my class in music.

I play different styles, and am very good at changing how I play.

From the outside-in, Atlanta is kind of perceived as like popcorn. People don't respect it as having artists such as myself and EarthGang and other lyrical talents and album-worthy artists.

When I look at the life of those artists I admire, I believe that age isn't a big factor. As long as I have the capacity to accept a wide range of music, and have the ability to produce and make new music, I think I'd be okay as an older K-pop artist.

In my mind, there's this one 'super genre,' which is the only genre that matters, and that's the super genre of good music.

Music has always been part of my family's life. My brother, sister, and I all have the same ability to pick up an instrument and play.

My parents made me take piano lessons from 1st grade to when I graduated from high school, and music never came to me as naturally as my other more visual artistic talents.

It was such a wake-up call going to music school and being one among so many that are really good at singing.