Demis Roussos Quotes

I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I don't have the patience.

Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.

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

I want to show everybody the diverse me and show people that I can do a tune on an R&B song, I can do a tune on a house song, I can do something on an Afrobeat. I really want to show that.

I'm a little musically inclined; I play the clarinet and the saxophone.

I'm a slow learner. When people are so talented or facile at picking up an instrument and playing covers, like Yo La Tengo, I admire that. But I could never do that.

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar, piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, flute... Just not well.

The one thing I do know is that I'm the best Taylor Hawkins drummer there is, and that is all I can hope to be. And when it comes to music, musicianship and skill, there is no such thing as better or worse because so much is personal opinion, and I can see that now.

The only thing I'm really, truly good at is music - I just love it.

Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.

Americans can pretty much sing anything, whereas foreign singers are often limited in style, language, even composer.

I always believed a singer should be able to sing any kind of song. If I wanted to sing a Cole Porter song, I should be able to do that. Or 'Sherry,' I should be able to do that. Or a Dylan song.

I'm quite good on the harmonica and can get a tune out of most musical instruments, so long as the tune is 'Oh Susannah.'

We had a bunch of instruments around the house. Like, I played different instruments, trumpet, bass, drums, piano, all that, but whatever I could get my hands on.

The musicians I really looked up to as a kid were the ones who could play everything.

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

I don't just sing R&B: I'm able to sing pop and play with other sounds, but it's all real soulful.

I can rap, I can sing, I can do whatever, you know what I'm saying? I can do rock.

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

There's always going to be a percentage of the kids out there who want to hear people who can actually play and sing.

My goal is to just be able to play as many instruments as I possibly can.

I don't feel like I'm very good at making music.

To me the bottom line is: good music is good music.

It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.