Solo Quotes - Page 18

• Now that I'm staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I'm less excited about control and solo effort, and I resent the way the business aspects interfere with my space for creative writing.

  David Knopfler

  Writing, Space, Effort

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• And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement the music rather than take away from it.

  Dave Navarro

  Guitar, Important, Conclusion

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind.

  Graham Nash

  Song, Mind, Albums

  The Acoustic Storm Interview, www.acousticstorm.com.

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• People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn't be any fun being on your own.

  Liam Payne

  Fun, Artist, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm very honest about the things I struggle with and I need to work on to survive as a solo artist.

  Aubrey O'Day

  Struggle, Artist, Needs

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• For people who cannot get to church for various reasons, this is a great option. But it will always be a poor substitute for joining the faith community in person. Surely, the church experience is about more than a message. We are always better off together than flying solo. Godcasting is a supplement, not a substitute for weekly worship.

  Craig Detweiler

  People, Community, Flying

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• I think everything happens in time. There's a time for everything. There's a time to be in a group, and there's a time to be solo.

  Lauryn Hill

  Thinking, Groups, Happens

  "Queen of Hip Hop". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 18, 2000.

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• Working as a solo artist has given me a confidence that I didn't have with Blondie.

  Debbie Harry

  Artist, Given, Blondie

  "Alison Goldfrapp Meets Debbie Harry". Interview with Phoebe Reilly, www.spin.com. April 8, 2010.

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• Even though I started playing the violin when I was four, my early chamber music experiences helped build a strong foundation for my solo work, as all music is a rich language and dialogue that is shared on stage, no matter what the size of the ensemble.

  Anne Akiko Meyers

  Strong, Four, Violin

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• Never try and go on a solo mission on your own.

  Noel Fielding

  Funny, Humor, Trying

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• It's better to have no cofounder than to have a bad cofounder, but it's still bad to be a solo founder.

  Sam Altman

  Team, Founders, Stills

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• I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.

  Alvin Lee

  Artist, Thinking

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• In my mind these two instruments speak to me in different ways, and the solo stuff seems to be easier to do on the soprano.

  Evan Parker

  Two, Mind, Different

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• There are times when I've been feeling something and played a solo that I've never been able to repeat.

  Brian May

  Feelings, Able, Repeats

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• [After playing Indiana Jones and Han Solo] hero image concerns me a little, though not for my sake. All it means to me is that I have a responsibility not to get caught doing anything terrible and thereby jeopardise my credentials. Not that I do terrible things, like running over dogs or anything like that. It just makes you think twice before you say or do things in public.

  Harrison Ford

  Running, Dog, Hero

  "Star Wars Archive: Harrison Ford, Solo Artist". Empire Magazine Issue #156, www.empireonline.com. June 2002.

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• The most important part of any rock song is the guitar solo.

  David Lee Roth

  Song, Rocks, Guitar

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• I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.

  Thalia Zedek

  Song, Writing, Ensemble

  Source: thequietus.com

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• Not that I play guitar anywhere near as well as she sings, but I think I have always had a tendency to play solos the same way, in emotional relation to the structure of the song. I choose simple lines, and only play what seems emotionally relevant, and often express that emotion in time, that is in play or resistance to the set time of the song.

  Matthew Zapruder

  Song, Simple, Emotional

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I've parked my solo thing in a lay-by and jumped in another vehicle and I'm in that now.

  Ian Brown

  Vehicle, Lays

  Source: www.digitalspy.com

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• Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills have improved immensely as I've gone more solo, because I've had this opportunity.

  John Oates

  Opportunity, Skills, Gone

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• I'll play with a hundred pieces or do a solo job.

  Teddy Wilson

  Jobs, Play, Pieces

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• Our future begins on January 1 1999. The euro is Europe's key to the 21st century. The era of solo national fiscal and economic policy is over.

  Gerhard Schroder

  Keys, Europe, Eras

  "Welcome to Euroland" by Alex Brummer, Mark Milner, Martin Walker, www.theguardian.com. January 1, 1999.

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• I've won a lot of times with my wife and son here, and I've won solo. I don't think there's a formula for when the come out and when they don't I'm simply happy to win.

  Vijay Singh

  Son, Winning, Thinking

  Interview with Jim Gorant, www.si.com. May 2, 2005.

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• I don't want any production credit. I think producers are overrated. They're for people who, first of all, don't know anything about music or arranging and have no ear for their own doings. They can't tell a good solo from a bad solo, stuff like that.

  Tom Verlaine

  Thinking, People, Credit

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• Practice? I never practice. I just write songs and take solos.

  Tom Verlaine

  Song, Writing, Practice

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