Thinking of quitting the band...? A collection of quotes to read at times like these
Here are powerful messages from musicians and artists who always give me energy.
Thinking of quitting the band... A collection of quotes to read at times like this
James Hetfield | METALLICA
Our original goal was just to become a band that could earn enough to skip day jobs and focus entirely on playing.
Tom Morello | RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
Not how to play, but why to play—that’s what I’m always thinking about.
If you have time to copy Randy Rhoads, you’d be better off studying how to make a siren sound on the guitar.
N∀OKI | ROTTENGRAFFTY
I guess I just want to keep roaring, you know? Like, I want to be freed from all the repression.
Kaihoku | LOST IN TIME
Once you’re in your thirties, you kind of come to understand the anxiety of not knowing what the future holds.
Then I can think about trying to imagine something fun.
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Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
No matter what you’re doing right now, if you immerse yourself in it, there will be endless opportunities.
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Listen, you’ve got to nail the bare minimum expected of you as a human—no excuses.
If I don’t, with a head like this doing work like this, I won’t make it in the world. People will think I’m an idiot.
Masamune Kusano | Spitz
Because I think of myself as timid, cautious, and someone who can’t take risks, I end up forcing myself to go on adventures and do reckless things instead.
Kurt Cobain | Nirvana
I'm so fickle and moody that I can't feel passion anymore.
So please remember: it’s better to burn out than to fade away.
With wishes for peace, and with love and empathy.
YUKI
Now is always the best time ♡
Eikichi Yazawa
Getting older means your cells age, not your soul.
Ken Yokoyama | Hi-STANDARD
I wanted to express the idea of everyone becoming one through a band called Hi-STANDARD.
John Mayer
Even if you try to think about what everyone thinks of you, you’ll always be wrong.
There are degrees of difference, but it’s always either a little different or completely different.
J | LUNA SEA
If I don't tremble, there's no way the people around me will.
KAZUOMI | ROTTENGRAFFTY
I've been unable to find a label for a long time.
So to do something about that situation, I figured I had no choice but to write songs that would give the members confidence, and that’s how I made “Mandala” and “THIS WORLD.”
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Jimmy Page | Led Zeppelin
Music has always been one of the most powerful languages that speaks to people's hearts around the world.
Words from the booking manager of a live music venue in Kyoto
Kyohei Tsunoda, Store Manager | Kyoto GROWLY
I think live houses (small music venues) have a role to play in nurturing bands.
I feel like we’ve gotta work hard too, so that bands from Kyoto can go nationwide without anything to be embarrassed about.
Special Interview: Kyōto GROWLY Manager Kyōhei Tsunoda
Takashi Akiba, Manager | Live Spot Rag
The 32nd anniversary—each year that passes, we ourselves are aging right along with it.
I’d like to think of it not as getting old, but as gaining experience.
Special Interview | Live Spot Rag Takashi Akiha
Manager Mogura | Live House nano
We want to remain a kind of stoic venue that can teach us what kind of playing and what kind of performance we need to deliver to make each and every moment a good one.
Special Interview: Live House nano - Manager Mogura
Manager Makino | Kiyamachi DEWEY
Even if they’re not good right now, they’re a band that’s trying to get better.
I want to help bands that are trying to get better, and I can. That’s the kind of place I want this to be.
Special Interview: Taishi Makino, Manager of Kiyamachi DEWEY
Booking Manager Keisuke Ezoe | LIVE & SAKE Yin-Yang
After all, I think music culture—and also drinking culture—are important to me.
I want to keep expanding the culture of getting together to drink, listen to music, and make some noise.
Together with a place called Negapoji.
Special Interview: Keisuke Ezoe (LIVE&SAKE Yin-Yang)
Please read it again whenever it comes to mind.