Great Songwriters Quotes by Mike Gordon

I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that…

— Mike Gordon

I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three…

— Mike Gordon

The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band,…

— Mike Gordon

I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.

— Mike Gordon

A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.

— Mike Gordon

I built all the speaker cabinets myself.

— Mike Gordon

Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget…

— Mike Gordon

We have been trying to play a lot of different kinds of music, and probably the next album will go back more towards the…

— Mike Gordon

Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play…

— Mike Gordon

I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass…

— Mike Gordon

Surrender to the flow.

— Mike Gordon

There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin…

— Mike Gordon

I agree with the rest of the band, that a truly synthesized sound isn't really what I would want to go for.

— Mike Gordon

The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and a Chili…

— Mike Gordon

I want to get an handful of spare basses to use first of all if mine breaks, and second, to learn some things about…

— Mike Gordon