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
We're Cheap Trick, and the majority of people know about three songs, and the real huge fans know about eight. There are… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Basically, I try to let the song dictate what guitar I use. If it's a really loud, crazy song, I'll pull out… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
One reason I rarely listen to radio is they don't play our music much. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We've got the pretty-boy lead singer and the fat, dumpy drummer, and I'm the zany guitarist. Sure, we've played up the image… — 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
I like the guys in Cheap Trick. I like playing in it and the music we do. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
My parents were opera singers. I didn't want to play opera because I wasn't good enough. I didn't want to play their… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
My parents were both opera singers, and they also were both heavily into religious and church music. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We do try to be entertainers, but we're musicians first, and we try to showcase the music. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
When I write songs, it's just me and a cassette player - or at least it used to be before smartphones -… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Hendrix was a different kind of guitar player. It was like, 'Holy cow, this guy can sing, he can play all this… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I never tried to emulate The Beatles, and I never really wanted to be like The Rolling Stones. I never really felt… — 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
