Music Homage Quotes

I wrote 'The River' practically trying to rip off every lick that James Taylor had, so it was neat to hear him sing those lyrics because that's who inspired you to write them.

Led Zeppelin, you can't find a better band to pay homage to.

Of all the songs we played, 'Statesboro Blues' was the most ripped-off.

Tribute bands have kind of taken over the market, and I don't want to come across as being that.

Do you believe in Madonna? Because Lady Gaga has got something to say about 'Express Yourself,' and she's turned Madonna's fourth-best single of 1989 into her own instant-classic club anthem, 'Born This Way.'

It's terrifying to play your favorite band's song in front of your favorite band.

The reason we see more recreations is because people want to re-introduce some iconic songs to the younger generation. I support recreations too, as long as they're done well and respectfully. I have done a couple myself too, but when I recreate a song, I do it like a tribute to the makers of the original song.

The song 'Leroy and Lanisha' on my album 'The Epic' is really my homage to 'Linus and Lucy.'

I don't pretend to be Joy Division or New Order. What I do is very straight forward: it's an interpretation and a celebration of the music, with different people. Everyone looks at it and knows exactly what I'm doing.

I kind of always made it a tradition, whenever Dream Theater played Toronto, to play a Rush cover.