A lot of people at my school could play the "Stairway to Heaven" guitar solo, but they couldn't play three chords of a Ramones song if their life depended on it because they didn't have the strength or ability to… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
Ownership and control is important, because if you don't own what you do, all sorts of stupid stuff happens to it, and people spend good money on garbage. — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
The corporate system is fully psychopathic, and any creative people who enter into business with any of these organizations come up against a lifetime… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
I wasn't making music for the sake of music but rather making music in the context of other music. At the same time, it… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
You wind up listening to one song that you really like 30 times on YouTube and then you're done with it. That's the way… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
I love when things bend out of shape. That's why I love drum and bass music. — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
We've had incredibly huge obstacles in our way - no tapes, no royalties, no cooperation on any level - and we sort it out. — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
I don't have a role model, but I certainly have always enjoyed Neil Young. I had the great pleasure and opportunity to watch him… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
As I get older, I realize a lot of the things I could have done - things that I didn't think were so great… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
The French were always masters at mid-range. And I like the attitude. — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
I do need to loosen up a bit, and that usually does come with old age. That's the intention. — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
I don't feel bound by the ebbs and flows of musical trends, or what's happening with new music in general. — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, I learned that in order to play guitar like Johnny Ramone, it takes a huge amount of physical effort. — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
When I'm listening to stuff on the computer or through a horrible little speaker on my phone, and then I hear the real version… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
