I've taken all the mirrors out of my house because when I'm playing onstage, I feel like I'm still in high school.… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I feel like such an idiot... you know, that our band didn't break up just so we can re-form and become more… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be one of the Beach Boys or one of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band. I mean, we appreciated… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We're basically a rock band - guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But we take it further than that. We can be rotten,… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We're a band's band. We have real songs, real players, real problems. Real ups, real downs. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
The Ramones were American, and I knew about them, and I thought they were interesting. But they were like a pop band… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I'm in a band. I have the basic idea, but when you surround yourself with really good players, why would I tell… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
It's an honor that people give a crap about us. We're in a rock band; we're not supposed to be treated with… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We always record with the whole band. That's key to capturing the feel, especially trying to get a good basic track. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Our band is rock n' roll. We were never just a studio band trying to make everything perfect. It was never supposed… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I knew the guys in the Allman Brothers way back in the day, before they were famous. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what? — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
