I used to carry a bag of records down to my friend's house every Friday, and we'd sit down and play all the records I loved, and we'd look at the album covers.
I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
Putting a needle on a record is almost like you're making a commitment to listening to something.
I was 5 years old when I first broke into my mother's records and played Nat King Cole, and sat alongside the stereo and listened to Nat's music.
The last two records I liked playing a lot.
I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them.
Learn licks and songs from records.
Musicians were always coming and going in our house. My parents didn't play much, but they were forever arranging these parties for artists. As a result, they didn't have to play that many records.
A record is kind of a piece of art itself, and it's such a tangible experience playing an LP end to end.
I love the Kinks, but I like all sorts of music. If I stay at home at night and play records, I just go through the whole spectrum, really. I just love music.
There is a guy on my block who lives for rock, he plays records day and night, and when he feels down he puts the rock and roll on and it makes him feel alright.
All you have to know is mathematically how many times to scratch it and when to let it go - when certain things will enhance the record you're listening to.
Being the youngest of 12, I always had to wait my turn in line to play my records.
I never got formal training in music. I would just sit with my ear to the speaker and my hand on the needle. I'd listen to Wanda Jackson and think, 'How did she do that?,' and lift the needle and try it myself.
We play everybody's Christmas records at our house, and sometimes you think, 'I'm not gonna play my own record; I'd be embarrassed.' But I'm gonna play our record this Christmas, because I love the songs!
I played records, the kids danced, and America watched.
The type of mixing that was out then was blending from one record to the next or waiting for the record to go off and wait for the jock to put the needle back on.
