#cord

My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally shocked. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#girlfriend #i #me #out #put

I took a private lesson, but it didn't really work out, so I went back to playing along with records. That's really the thing that got me into playing a lot - getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. ↗

— Chad Smith

#along #back #bands #black #black sabbath

Its very sort of spontaneous and organic, not a preconceived sort of jamming. Now we record everything, cause sometimes you'll forget, you know, 'what was that thing again?' So we record everything. ↗

— Chad Smith

#cause #everything #forget #jamming #know

Playing along with records is key. And as far as equipment goes it has gotten so much more affordable and the drum sets are of great quality. I play Pearl; their Export Series is great for a beginner. ↗

— Chad Smith

#along #as far as #beginner #drum #equipment

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when I'm working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#between #books #find #go #i

I was the only person I'd ever met who had a record contract. None of the E Street Band, as far as I know, had been on an airplane until Columbia sent us to Los Angeles. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#angeles #as far as #band #been #columbia

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#between #each #fire #lights #optimism

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#day #forever #just #just one #one day

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#big #early #first #guy #had

I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing. ↗