Jools Holland Quotes

I know what it takes to make a band, how they should interact, what makes a record sound like it's a band - everything having to do with a band, I happen to be into.

To me, being in the big time is not that big of a deal. I've been there; I know what it is. It's exciting, but it's also a lot of work and pressure. I love sort of flying under the radar where we can play theaters and sell CD's on the Internet, and it's really kind of a cool time.

I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.

'Linger' was the first song I wrote after joining the Cranberries. I was 18, and the youngest member of the band was 16 at the time. We never imagined it'd be such a big hit.

Paul forced the Beatles to work a lot harder than they would have otherwise, and he did the same thing with Wings.

It is cool to have a label head that is also a songwriter, in a band, and produces records.

I want to be known for my music, and that takes time.

Everything is temporary. I don't know how long will I have my time here in the industry. I want to concentrate in making good music. That will be my biggest satisfaction.

Just like Michael Jackson in the Jackson 5 or Beyonce in Destiny's Child or Justin Timberlake in 'NSYNC. I just think there's something unique and special about the breakout stars in groups. I think you're able to kind of connect differently with the audience when you're used to having that support.

The reason for a lot of bands not making it is because they don't really understand that your job is sort of divided into two different things. It's one thing creating it... It's like being an architect but also a construction worker.

So, hopefully, us finding ways to constantly work, but always with a different product, will help our band play to more people and continue making music.

We just like to make great songs and have fun, and if people want to nominate us for a Grammy and celebrate it, then we'll take it.

I wanted to play in bands and get signed by a record label and tour the world and stuff, but that never really worked out.

Guru always titled the Gang Starr albums. But once it came to 'Hard to Earn,' he wanted me to title it.

We did three records in three years and I don't know how many world tours, and we were just in our early 20s. And then we imploded.

I never wanted to be a solo artist.

Instead, of worrying if something will be a hit, bands need to go out and make good music, get a following, play live. That's how you make a career these days.

Rick Rubin was able to do things that Dave Fortman could never do. I'm not trying to take anything away from Dave Fortman as a producer. He's extremely talented. He wasn't able to get nine people together on the same page and, to me, that's the most important thing in making a Slipknot record.

When Xscape came back together for a tour in 2017, and all of our shows were selling out, it made me miss being on stage and producing music on a regular basis. That's what I did for most of my life.

When we started Allman Brothers, Atlantic Records kept telling us there was no way it was going anywhere.

When we got with Dallas Austin, he was just getting on. He was kinda like the fourth member of TLC.

Usually we're always working on something with this band a tour, making an album or a video or whatever. I don't have any desire to do anything outside this band, except play a movie part or something.

We can't seem to put out an album without any drama.

In the G.O.O.D. Music camp, we all come around, and we show ourselves and present ourselves as artists only.

I just wanna make music that people love. If they love the next project that I put out, 'Thank you' because that means that I can take care of my family.