My favorite music is when the sound is supplementing the message. I don't think it's dramatic; it's cinematic.
I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical.
If I were in the Beatles, I'd be a good George Harrison.
I actually played guitar before I played drums. And I always play guitar on the Slipknot albums as well, as well as being responsible for a lot of the songwriting.
My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my big break!
I feel like I'm playing the washboard more than the guitar.
After I left the R.S.C., I did a musical, 'Masquerade,' where I played a rabbit. I was the lead.
Bass players are always the underdogs of the band, but I made sure that I was never viewed as one. I went out of my way to steal as much limelight as I could.
I always say my role in Metallica is to support the song and to support my team, and whatever that means, I'm there for it.
People say, 'Why don't you do interviews? What do you think about this? What do you think about that?' My job in the band is to play drums, to get up on stage and hold the band together. That's what I do. At the end of the day that's all that's important. Everything else is irrelevant.
I feel my spot is somewhere between a bass player and a rhythm guitar player. I play with a pick. I play very aggressively. I always have a distortion pedal in line, and I play less melodies and do more stuff against the guitars that create melodies.
I don't mind conducting the orchestra if I can play the violin.
I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.
The lead guitar work is a bit repetitious, but when a song is under two minutes long, I don't have much room anyway. Thank goodness. But I've always contributed guitar parts to every band I've ever been in, so I'll always play the axe.
I'll sing backgrounds, but a lead singer, you know, you've got to have that mentality and personality. I'd rather be the bass guy.
I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist.
I just wanted to write the songs. I never wanted to sing them.
I've only ever been in bands where I can be the punk rock guitar player in the band because that's all I want to do. I don't even know if I could do anything else.
I wouldn't ever classify myself as a singer. I see myself as a songwriter first.
In the Foo Fighters, my main job is to be the drummer, and that's enough.
I've never been a big soloist; I just put in what needs to be there. I'm more of a rhythm player who plays lead - or tries to play lead.
I'm more of a strumming guitarist, instead of a lead soloist guitarist.
I can sing, but I consider myself a bass player. I'm, you know, a musician first.
Dee Dee very much filled in the bottom of our sound as opposed to supplying the rhythm.
I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a bit of thigh.
