Ad-Rock Quotes

We've always imagined ourselves as a rock band. We've always been a rock band playing the wrong instruments.

I'm always forming bands.

We just want to be a band and play good music.

We're a live band. It's what we do best.

I feel that Jane's is really a vibe and a time. It wasn't like we were the Beatles. We didn't have crafty pop songs where it sort of didn't matter who played them because they're just really great songs.

Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.

I just like to do covers, every once in a while. If someone pays me to go into the studio, I'll do it.

Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.

Whoever hired me might've just heard 'Refugee.' Well, I'm not the secret to 'Refugee.' The secret to 'Refugee' is the song. But if somebody really good calls me up to play on something because they like the way I played on 'Refugee,' then I wind up playing on another really good song.

I'm not just a singer-songwriter doing songs in the key of me.

I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

I only want to make music because I have a passion for it.

Broken Bells reminds me how much fun I have making music.

When I was 13, I told my dad I needed to record myself because I sounded awesome, even though I didn't. By 18, I was a lot better. Then I got a publishing deal, so I was writing songs for other people professionally.

I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier.

We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.

My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.

I'd always been on the giving end of music and creating.

I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.

You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians.

The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.

My first band, Kid Wicked, we did half covers and half originals.

When you're making a record, you try to achieve stylistically what fits on you. Like a good old coat, you know what I mean?

I've been writing songs since I was 14 years old, and that's my true love.

I've always had this passion to be creative, and wanted to sing or be in bands and make music, but I didn't have ideas as to what format it'd be, or how I'd do it. I'm not very good with plans. I didn't think it would be me at the front, either. In fact, I'd go as far as saying that was something I'd prevent.