I had maybe heard 'The Times Are A-Changing' on the radio, but I had no idea who Dylan was. No idea.
I'm a musician, I always was a musician, and now I've got a song on the radio, so I'm definitely a musician.
Everyone knows about The Who, but I didn't. I knew the popular songs like "I Can See For Miles." So that was the first song I worked on because it was the catchiest and easiest.
I performed six concerts all over the U.S.S.R. during the time of Gorbachev. The entire audience was Russian. There were no Indians. Period. The audience turned out in large numbers and gave standing ovations to all my songs. They knew each song. That was an amazing experience.
I was always against starting the show with new material because the fans don't know it. They just look at you, and it's not explosive.
I kinda feel that my brother wrote some of the best country lyrics ever - 'The Ballad of Curtis Loew,' 'Mississippi Kid' and that little hit 'Sweet Home Alabama.'
I got recognised for my work in 'Guru' as 'Tere Bina' became extremely popular, but very few people know that I have sung major lyrical portions of the song 'Maiyya' as well.
There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio.
People know 'Milkshake' like a jingle, but they don't really know who I am.
The one thing that Hendrix had that is unique among extraordinary guitar players is he had songs that were on the radio. His guitar genius was exposed to the masses by 'Foxy Lady.'
People are familiar with my songs, especially through Eric Clapton. But I have a hard time drawing a crowd, because I have been a songwriter.
The best compliment I ever had is, one day I was in Nashville, some disc jockey said, Hey, that sounds like a Tom T. Hall song. Up until then there hadn't been any such thing.
One of my real goals was to hear someone whistling a song I'd written.
One of my first purchases after I signed to RCA was a BMW. I was driving on the highway, and I heard 'Don't' come on. It was a real moment.
I remember, when I heard Jeff Buckley's 'Grace,' on first listen I just thought it was such a great song.
I'd love it if everyone knew one Foo Fighters song.
When I go to see people, I always kind of hope they are going to play some kind of songs I know. So you've got to know your audience. It's kind of something that is a blessing and a curse in a way. You're obligated to play some of that stuff that people know, but I don't think that's all you have to do.
It's so amazing to hear a crowd of people singing one of your songs. It's the best feeling.
I turned on 'One Tree Hill,' heard the opening song, and went, 'I got to know whose voice that is.'
One of my side strange abilities is to hear a good song, no matter how it's being performed. Even if you get a bad performance, I can still hear that there's a good song.
That's the perfect audience: singing along to every word, knowing the songs, appreciating the non-hit songs, stuff like that.
If you're a songwriter, you want to write a song like "Oh Yeah" that radically shifts everything. You can definitely retire on that song. You want to have something you can put in your songbook that everybody can recognize, whether it's a good or bad thing.
When I am composing in a studio, I cannot gauge what the audience feels. Sometimes, good songs don't get the recognition because the films fail. But when you are performing live, the reaction is immediate.
I wanna be able to stand on the stage and hold out the mic and people sing all the lyrics to my song.
I am going to keep on singing. I have no intention of retiring. Actually, I always wonder whether people know my songs in the different countries I visit. I feel nervous over whether they will sing along with me or not.
