Song Quotes by Kim Shattuck

The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody.

— Kim Shattuck

All the songs that I'm not sure are good, everyone likes the best.

— Kim Shattuck

I'm a huge fan of sing-songy lyrics and loud guitars. Whatever punk band does that gets a gold star!

— Kim Shattuck

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies.

— Kim Shattuck

When I first wanted to play guitar it was because I had seen Brian Setzer. He's so good! I mean I was…

— Kim Shattuck

My first guitar was an Ibanez semi-hollowbody, I think it was called the Artist, from the early '80s.

— Kim Shattuck

I really liked the Sex Pistols when they came out and I thought they had a lot of melody.

— Kim Shattuck

The Pandoras began as a '60s punk group. Then they went pop, then metal. When they went metal, I quit because I…

— Kim Shattuck

I really like the cute Beatles, the beginning. I don't really like the moustached Beatles very much. And then the hippie Beatles…

— Kim Shattuck

I always liked really heavy guitar music, but didn't like the long-winded songs that went with it. And I always liked pop…

— Kim Shattuck

When people hear sing-songy melodies, they think the lyrics will be nice, too. I guess there's a depressing or psychotic side to…

— Kim Shattuck

Sometimes I'll go without writing for a while and I'll start to be driven nuts. I start doubting my writing ability. So…

— Kim Shattuck

I got sick and tired of hearing bands that didn't mean anything to me. I mean, there are some bands out there…

— Kim Shattuck

I had heard a live show, where my voice didn't sound the way I wanted to hear it and I got paranoid.…

— Kim Shattuck

People say I sound a lot like the Ramones and it's probably because I'm influenced by the same '60s groups, but I…

— Kim Shattuck

I saw the Bangles before I was in a band. I really liked their rhythm. That was right when I was trying…

— Kim Shattuck

Heavy metal is the enemy. Everybody but me keeps going back and forth between metal and punk, but I'm narrow-minded and a…

— Kim Shattuck