Song Quotes by Michael Anthony

11 Song quotes by Michael Anthony

Michael Anthony’s take on songs is grounded in his rock‑era experience, mixing humor with a genuine love for the craft. This handful of quotes gives a quick window into how he perceives the role of a track in a band’s story.

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I played trumpet in school at an early age.

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You can be a supergroup without having good songs.

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Oh, I just love playing music.

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The chemistry is everything in a band.

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The band changes one guy, sometimes the whole damn thing changes - look what happened when I joined Van Halen.

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For some reason, my voice doesn't age. I can still hit those high harmonies just like I did back in the day.

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It's weird because it almost takes something like Chickenfoot to make me realize why I was playing music in the first place.…

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The best part about Chickenfoot is that nobody needs the money. We've got nothing we need to prove to anybody. We wanted…

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Probably for drums, a guy I really enjoyed watching is Simon Phillips. I've seen him play with The Who and with Pete…

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My father played music, so I was always around music, even from the time I was born. My father actually was the…

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So much of the time people focus on the awesome power of Led Zeppelin, the whole 'Hammer of the Gods' thing, but…

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My wife likes to say I act like a kid, so maybe that's why I sing like one!

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I always had to have music in my cars.

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I didn't want to be the bass player everyone forgot about.

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I hate to exercise.

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A Tennessee Squire is an elite group of people.

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I'm trying to grow old gracefully. I've got to at least grow old.

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I don't hold any kind of grudges for anything, and you never know what will happen at anytime.

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It's an honor to be brought into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and I'm going to show up if I'm invited, you…

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Being a bass player in these big-time rock bands is hard work.

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