Cool quotes from Western music artists
A single quote from someone can radically change your outlook on life.
I think everyone has experienced that at least once.
This time, I’ve selected some cool quotes from Western music artists.
Japanese artists tend to be more self-protective, so you don’t hear many blunt statements.
Overseas artists, on the other hand, speak plainly, and their words can really move you.
If you’re at a turning point in life or facing difficulties, please take your time and read to the end.
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Cool quotes from Western music artists (41–50)
Rock ’n’ roll doesn’t free us from our anguish or let us escape it. It just makes us dance with it.Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend is best known as the guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who, and is also famous for his flamboyant performances, such as the windmill technique in which he plays while swinging his right arm in wide circles.
As he says, the more seriously you throw yourself into something, the more you may find yourself lost.
And perhaps it is the audience who are ultimately set free.
I’m always thinking not about how to play, but why to play. If you have time to copy Randy Rhoads, you’d be better off studying how to make a siren sound on the guitar.Tom Morello
As you say, true music cannot arise from mere imitation.
We copy in order to discover the meaning within it.
Developing technique is important, but I think Tom is saying that the desire to express something matters even more.
That said, without technique, expression itself is difficult…
Truly radical and wonderful music is always witnessed by only a few people.Ian MacKaye
Words of Ian MacKaye, a member of the rock band Fugazi.
It’s true that things that become huge hits are often, at that point, made more mainstream—having their rough edges smoothed off so they appeal to everyone.
In terms of food, it’s like fast food or chain restaurants.
Maybe the nuance is something like: the best way to eat freshly caught fish is right there on the boat.
I have no home to live in this world.Woody Guthrie
It’s the title of a Woody Guthrie song.
During the Great Depression in America from the 1920s onward, he cried out that he no longer even had a home to live in.
It’s a lament that still strikes a chord in modern Japan.
Like today’s street musicians, Woody roamed from place to place with just his guitar, singing of the hearts of the poor.
He was called a “troubadour,” and Bob Dylan was greatly influenced by him.
In conclusion
This time we introduced quotes from Western music artists—did you find any that could change your outlook on life? Unlike many Japanese artists, artists overseas often have a culture of speaking their minds clearly without fearing backlash.
That’s exactly why the force of their words can push us forward.
Why not take these quotes and use them as nourishment for yourself?