Song Quotes by Gina Schock

11 Song quotes by Gina Schock

Gina Schock’s thoughts on songs are punchy, unapologetic, and steeped in the energy of the 80s punk scene. Eleven quick quotes capture her belief that a track should shake the status quo.

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First of all, The Go-Go's have always had pop melodies, OK? And the punk aspect was just at the root of it.

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Being in this band is like being in high school all over again. We're like a bunch of little maniacs.

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Money, ego and drugs - that's what caused the demise of our band.

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Being in a band, you become each other's best friends as well as each other's worst enemies.

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When I was much younger I tried to play guitar and bass first. Drums were just the easiest thing for me to…

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In The Go-Go's, my philosophy is that I contribute whatever the song requires. I never think, 'What can I put in here…

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I mean, all the record companies said no, you know, say 10 record companies, whatever. But one said yes, and it took…

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The first album is a special one for most bands or most artists in general. The first record is your whole life,…

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We definitely were a punk band. When we got in with our producer, Richard Gottehrer, he slowed everything down so that you…

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We didn't like the way that our 'Behind the Music' came out at all, to say the least, and so it made…

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We always thought if 'Beauty and the Beat' sold even 100,000 copies, we'd be real happy and a successful group, so when…

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Most people think that girls can't play because they're girls.

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The only problem is, that the musicians, the guys, their careers can go from the time they're 18 'till they're 50 years old and…

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We showed record companies that they shouldn't be scared just because it's an all-girl band. We could play just as well as the boys.

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We may have broken up at the height of our fame, but it was not the height of our success.

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I just love being in this band.

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When you have kids coming up to you saying, 'You're the reason I started playing drums,' it's the best feeling in the world.

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When I left Baltimore I put everything I owned in my dad's pick-up truck and drove cross-country to make it as a rockstar in…

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Everybody was apprehensive about a documentary. When we're all dead and gone, we don't want to leave something that is not going to be…

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We always thought if 'Beauty and the Beat' sold even 100,000 copies, we'd be real happy and a successful group, so when it reached…

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There are a lot more women drummers now than there used to be, and I'd like to think that I'm part of the reason.

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The fun image is what we project onstage, because our music is dance music. But it's not what the group is about We're very…

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I had decided on L.A. because I felt like I could handle the cost of living out there. It was just too difficult in…

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We were constantly together. Anybody who had a boyfriend had to go through the Go-Go's first. It was a little too close for comfort…

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Sometimes the recognition gets weird.

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I can't see us getting into, like, long solos.

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