It was easy for people to be derisive about our music because they saw what we were doing as retro. But we were like barbarians trying to crash the gates of the bloated progressive rock that we despised. — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
I noticed that on the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' record they could get away with racy lyrics like that because of how they looked… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
Soundtracks are made all the time that die horrible deaths - even soundtracks for popular movies. — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
Half the people tell me, 'I love 'Go All the Way,' but why do you have to write all those schlocky ballads.' And half… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
There was nothing wrong with having teen-age fans, but we were hoping to appeal to a much broader audience than the 13-to 17-year-olds. — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
I wanted to have a band that could rock as hard as the Who and sing like the Beatles and the Beach Boys; a… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
Over thirty-plus years, a certain myth has grown up around the band. And the last thing I ever wanted to do was put us… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
I've had a great luxury in my career in that I became a very successful songwriter, which made it unnecessary for me to have… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
When the second album came out, everybody gravitated immediately to the three and a half minute rock tunes and ignored the ballads. They thought… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
Well, when the Raspberries ended in early 1975 suddenly I didn't have to write to anybody's strengths or weaknesses. I was completely wide open… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
I hated prog rock; to me, it was the ultimate expression of a bloated sense of self-importance and mindless self-indulgence. — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
