Nile Rodgers Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“My career has been wacky and not at all normal. I've never had a manager, nobody gets jobs for me. I wind up working with artists that I meet.”

“When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.”

“I was a fan of the Marx Brothers. One of them had this character where he pretended not to be able to talk, but then he wrote this autobiography called 'Harpo Speaks!' He wrote about how he quit school at nine years old to become a professional.”

“The only person I have regrets about is Miles Davis. He and I had become good friends after we did a photo shoot, and coincidentally, we kept running into each other at parties and stuff. I regret not having written a hit for Miles Davis.”

“Trust me, the only real way to understand 'Chic' is in highfalutin terms. Our chord progressions were based on European modal melodies. I made those early 'Chic' records to impress my jazz friends.”

“I'd probably be a super wealthy guy if I had sat around writing songs and getting them placed like everyone else I know. But I write songs about people or after I meet them and they're somewhat biographical - they're fiction but also non-fiction.”

“It feels like my job is to support people. I support great artists. When I worked with a symphony, I sat in the third chair, not the first chair.”

“Nobody under the sun was like Madonna. She was positive and clear and wholly dedicated to achieving everything that she's achieved.”

“I only work with people I like.”

“I wouldn't know how to retire.”