Musical Preference Quotes

I tend to latch on to things pretty obsessively for awhile. I listened to Russian pop music exclusively for almost five years. It's weird.

I don't - I don't like that style, myself. I never did like Elvis's singing, but there was millions that did.

To some degree, as I move outside of the exclusive genre audience, the exclusive genre issues don't bother me as much. Maybe that's just speculation.

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.

The Les Paul was more challenging because of the weight of it, but the tone was there that the Fender will never have and vice versa. So you have to make a decision as to what you're going to have as your main instrument. After seeing Hendrix, I thought, 'I'll stick with the 'Strat.'

If women vote for Liberace as a piano player--and I'm sure they do--it raises questions about their competence to vote for anything.

Dad had a way of defining himself. He couldn't put his finger on whether it was rock 'n' roll or country.

Kenny Burrell that's the sound I'm looking for.

I do understand that not everyone is going to sit and listen to an Enya album. When someone says it's not their cup of tea, it's not their kind of album, that's fine by me.

Don't know about a cabaret act right now, would actually prefer a role in a broadway musical.

I like jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop - I can't think of any music I don't like.

Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.

I guess it's kind of the obvious thing for me to do 'cuz it's what I grew up listening to. The songs growing up and everything kind of seem like old music to them, but to me, it's just... good music. And of course I did grow up in England in the 21st Century and that does come into it as well.

Well, I sort of don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin.

To tell the truth, I'd join a band with John Lennon any day, but I couldn't join a band with Paul McCartney, but it's nothing personal. It's just from a musical point of view.

People say I seem very negative about new music - well, if somebody asks me what I think of Keane, I'll tell 'em. I don't like 'em. I'll obviously take it a step too far and grossly insult the keyboard player's mam or summat, but I'm afraid that's just me.

Some people dig jazz, some people dig classical music, some people dig rock. Everyone is so concerned about who they like. They always say, 'This guy is the best,' 'No, this guy is the best.' But I think everyone is great. I really don't have barriers to any type of music. I could listen to everything from metal to classical music to anything else.

When I was a kid, I was interested in folk music. But rock represented power, and I became the best rock guitarist in my school.

Basically, I listen to voices. If they write good songs and they can sing, I'll probably like it.

Most of the songs that I appreciate are lyrically vague.

Back in the day, being a young, inspired bass player, I started to gravitate toward jazz fusion. I almost would have called myself an elitist. I got to the point where, for a little bit there, I was more interested in instrumental music.

I was drawn to it much to my father's dismay. He wanted me to be a pianist like he was, but I had coarser tastes - like that old joke: What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians? A drummer.

People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.

Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock.

My musical tastes are very diverse. I just never felt like listening to certain kinds of bands. There's too much great stuff out there.