Alissa White-Gluz Quotes

To be honest, we never, ever let business weigh down the creativity of this band.

Success and the art of making music are two different things for me.

It is easy to write unthinking music.

I didn't want to be one of the Beach Boys or one of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band. I mean, we appreciated that music. But I didn't want to grow a beard to look like Roy Wood just because I liked him.

I always put my best into our live performances and most of all it is always important for us to keep true to what we do as BABYMETAL.

I don't think I could ever be in a band if we just had to go out there and play the record note for note. I'd give up. I'd become a banker.

I think I have the capability to make music different from what I have already released. There are ghazals and other songs that I can create. There is no stopping me though.

I never want to record something that I'm not proud of just because I think it might be a big hit. There's no positive about that because if you record a song you hate and it's a big hit, then you're singing a song every night that you hate. And if you record a song that you hate and it isn't a hit, then you sold out for no reason.

To me, the art of music is magnificent, and I cannot bear to see it treated in a shabby way.

In the beginning of Audioslave, I was very honest. I said, 'We make great albums and write great albums - but don't be under the impression I'm going to be a lyricist that writes anything other than what strikes me as inspiring in the moment.' The lyrics weren't going to be focused politically.

Our intent with Led Zeppelin was not to get caught up in the singles' market, but to make albums where you could really flex your muscles - your musical intellect, if you like - and challenge yourself.

You just have to be yourself and make music you feel from your gut, and hopefully, your audience will respond.

If you're a musician, there's no instrument that can be withheld from you. If you're drawn to it, develop the talent for it.

Everybody in Lynyrd Skynyrd loves different styles of music, and our minds are very open when it comes to writing our songs and making the band true to what the band is, but also stepping out and doing something current.

I try to write five or six songs each year and not just in one genre.

You can't expect to connect with everybody, and that's all right. The more I make films, I'm learning that you don't have to make films for everybody. A film can be made for a smaller group of people than that, and it still warrants an existence.

You can put me in front of any kit, and it is a fun thing to have to adapt. It inspires me to try different things. I like that.

With a band like Shenandoah, you don't want to take things and deconstruct them to a point where you don't recognize them.

Good music is timeless, and if you create with that honesty, it will last.

You have to be serious, and you must have a constantly inquiring mind. But I find it's new music that really stretches me, both technically and as an interpreter.

I really think there are two genres of music: good music and bad music. And I'm just trying to be on the side of making good music.

I don't think you can reach the same highs working in a band as you can on your own.

I found it easier to make up songs than to learn other people's songs.

The more confidence I get with making music, the more I feel like I can just rely on myself to fulfill me.

I've found that as I've learned to improvise melodically, it seems like I can come up with a bigger variety of stuff. I kind of selfishly enjoy it more, because I'm in the moment so much.