Arto Lindsay Quotes & Sayings

“The Lounge Lizards were relating with a tradition and it was like I was playing within a musical context. The guitar playing stood out as being different in some way. That was a real education for me.”

“It was a turning point in the sense that as a scene, we can up with a lot of new ideas.”

“There was a generation of people who moved here to make something of themselves. They had to really struggle and created really something on their own apart from a lot of attention. It was a really exciting time here.”

“We were really interested in music from all over the world. We realized that what we were doing was very close to contemporary classical music because of the lack of tonality in the guitar- the fact that I play guitar the way I play.”

“I had friends in this band called Mars and they used to play a lot.”

“It was very interesting for me because DNA made music without much technical knowledge at all.”

“My parents were missionaries - I was born in the States but I grew up in Brazil.”

“Playing with Kip I definitely learned a lot playing with these incredible guys and hearing them.”

“The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong.”

“Years ago when DNA was going on, I produced a record in Italy but I didn't think I'd do another one.”