Dan Auerbach Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“You get to bring your own sound system when you play an arena, all the lights and visual stuff, which I think is really cool. There's something about those old arenas, where it feels larger than life.”

“Hip hop is the new rock n' roll, you know what I mean? And anybody who doesn't think that is just sort of living in the past. It's all just American music, really, when you get right down to it.”

“My mom bought me a white Strat, but that wasn't what I wanted, so I went to a guitar store in Cleveland and - the guy told me it was a really good deal - made an even swap for a blue Teisco Del Ray. I loved that guitar and used it a bunch.”

“When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.”

“A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.”

“Dude, everybody wants to be Andre 3000. He's got abs for days. How does that guy get so ripped?”

“The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.”

“You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.”

“I started playing bluegrass with my family, so there were the G, C and D chords. I was playing a Martin acoustic because that's what Carter Stanley of the Stanley Brothers played. Then I got into the really raw blues of Hound Dog Taylor and started on electric guitar.”

“Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don't tend to take themselves too seriously.”