Music Attitude Quotes

Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn't have any barriers to it.

I think that being precious and rock and roll should never go together.

I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.

I've always considered myself something of a musical rebel.

I assume most guitar players are like me. They're playing, having fun; then they get a magazine in the mail that says "Shred Is Dead" and they say, "What the Hell?" They throw it away and keep on playing.

I'm kind of a hokey-jokey, campy idiot in black lipstick, but when it comes to my music, I take it very seriously.

For me, my music is fun. I don't really take my music that serious.

Music is an attitude. It's a sensation to the average person, to the human being. And keep it simple, stupid. That's always been my theory.

So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their music, it's wallpaper to them, it's elevator music, it's just the thing that's playing in the background that helps them through their day.

I know I do swag rap also, but I also take it seriously. It's like 50-50.

I've finally tapped into that spirit of self-destruction that makes rock-n-roll the king of music!

The song of the blues, the song of the music, was something a lot of people missed out on. They thought they had to swagger a certain way or bark at the mic, and you don't have to do that.

We play loud electric guitar music, and we'd hope that that doesn't mean you have to act like an asshole.

It's better for me to play with guys because Rock 'n' Roll has such an aggressive attitude.

The U.K. trio Let's Wrestle doesn't make music for its art, but for its attitude.

When I listen to music - I don't particularly do it for fun all that much. It's not a big part of my life, and I'm not really on top of what's happening in the world of music in the way I was when I was a teenager.

Kasabian are wicked. They've got the hit songs, but it's the presence in the performance and the attitude with it that I love.

When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible.

My parents were very relaxed about music.

I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music.

I feel like there are a lot of bands or musicians that probably think improv is corny, because I think that's a sentiment out there.

Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it.

I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it.

I feel like my music has a reputation for being pretty serious or whatnot, but I like having fun.

As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive - and it still informs other kinds of music.