Taylor Hawkins Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I don't like guitar solos that are like, 'Look at me, look at me!' I like guitar solos that are little songs within the songs.”

“I make a living playing rock n' roll. I'm not going to complain about anything.”

“Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun.”

“I don't take breaks, man. In the past, I used to spend my free time getting in trouble, and now I spend it working on my music. If I'm not playing drums with my cover band, Chevy Metal, I'm working on songs for myself.”

“I'm just not somebody who can sit around doing nothing, and all of us in the Foo Fighters have our own things outside of the band. I'm not going to use the cliche that those outlets bring us back fresh and with new ideas, but what I will say is that it keeps us all feeling free - and that creative freedom is a very positive thing.”

“Rock will never be dead for me. Do I like a lot of what I hear on rock music radio? No, not for the most part. I'm not a fan of the regurgitated Pearl Jam and Nickelback crap that's the biggest thing in the Midwest. There isn't that big of a market for rock anymore. Every once in a while something happens and you like it.”

“The records that I grew up listening to had feel, and the drummers that inspired me - like Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Phil Collins and Roger Taylor - all had their own voice and individual style.”

“I know I'm not Freddie Mercury or Ann Wilson, and that's okay. You don't have to be a great singer to sing rock and roll. That's not what it's about.”

“I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.”

“In the Foo Fighters, my main job is to be the drummer, and that's enough.”