Dusty Hill Quotes

A band's only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing you have is your uniqueness, so we hold on to that.

When children start to speak they find their own voice by imitating the sounds around them. It would follow that bands do the same. Bands will find their own voice at some point.

I don't try to make the guitar sound like the harpsichord or lute. That makes you end up being like a bad copy.

Why play a chord when you can play one note?

If you're not Prince, you're never going to sound like Prince.

You can time a part perfectly and play it badly. And some people have very individual offbeat timing, which is their own. It works simply because they are who they are.

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

There's no ego when you're a ukulele player.

We are just fans of music, we are not fans of a specific kind of music. We just happen to be a rock band. Until we explain ourselves, sometimes people don't understand why we limit ourselves to just being a rock band. It's because that is what we like doing.

Yes, our band will change and evolve, but we want to establish the reality of what this band truly sounds like.

I listen to many forms of music. And I come from a very particular style and tradition of music, which has certain elements that are absolutely unique and, therefore, important to the world.

As a drummer, I always approach things as, 'I want to play just enough to keep other drummers interested, but not enough to go over the average listener's head.'

There are artists who delight listeners with their wild and daring individuality; there are others who uncover the written score with reverence. There are few who can do both.

Being a rock and roll band is about spending time on the details so that you can hone your own identity.

My policy is not how fast you play, it's not how much you play but it's what you play and where you play it ... play for the commercial side of the music ... the word I still use today is called "simplicity" .. it is so important that you use simplicity in your playing and in your music.

I pick simple beats because I need space for me to work.

For any music aficionados out there, if you just play E to G, with a cool hairdo, you can't go wrong.

We can do many different things as a band. But that doesn't mean we should do that. If we did all we're capable of, it doesn't necessarily mean we'd be writing better songs. None of us are huge fans of bands that seem to go, 'OK, I'm gonna sing for no reason and then scream for no reason just because I can.'

If you're always playing the correct notes, there's something wrong - you're not searching; you're not reaching for anything.

I'm more a percussion instrument than a dancer.

I got my style. I got my own way of playing. I'm a musician. I'm self-taught.

I live a life of creating, sharing music with wonderful musicians that I love like family, and spreading a message through music that life is yours to live wide open, and do it your way with love.

A great melodic line is like a person's soul, and coming up with an original melody, it can be like you are illustrating the soul.

I play a very streamlined piano.

Just like using an instrument, a song calls for different things.