--- title: "1 Sounds Better Quotes By Dan Hicks" description: "1 Sounds Better quotes by Dan Hicks. Plus more from Dan Hicks and more Sounds Better sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/dan-hicks-33963_about_it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-abou_2999918.jpg" --- > [It's not about retro or modern, it's about this note or that note, which sounds better?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-about-this-note-or-that-note/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/dan-hicks-33963_about_it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-abou_2999918.jpg) ## More by Dan Hicks > [My stuff was more of a folk coffeehouse thing, with more acoustic guitar, just me doing a single, and then adding on instruments and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/my-stuff-was-more-of-a-folk-coffeehouse-thing-with-more-acoustic/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [I haven't been drinking for years now. Something's got to give. I don't mind that I'm a guy that's stopped drinking, though this interview…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/i-haven-t-been-drinking-for-years-now-something-s-got-to-give-i-don-t/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [Right now, I'm thinking in terms of just having a good band, man. Having a good act for the stage. Being a good performer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/right-now-i-m-thinking-in-terms-of-just-having-a-good-band-man-having/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [And it really is a good feeling to get up there and make that sound. I'm not stuck in a time warp, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/and-it-really-is-a-good-feeling-to-get-up-there-and-make-that-sound-i/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [I had different bands. I played with the Acoustic Warriors for the most part, without girl singers. It was the same kind of sound,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/i-had-different-bands-i-played-with-the-acoustic-warriors-for-the/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I'll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/about-10-years-ago-i-took-some-vocal-lessons-i-ll-bet-that-helped-i/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/i-guess-my-idea-of-a-good-audience-is-one-that-s-quiet-and-listens/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [I was always looking to record, but how much I actually pursued it was another thing. The major labels weren't that interested in me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/i-was-always-looking-to-record-but-how-much-i-actually-pursued-it-was/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [There's some pictures of me playing hollow bodies, but I never last long. I always come back to the acoustic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/there-s-some-pictures-of-me-playing-hollow-bodies-but-i-never-last/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [I don't think I'd want a revival. I'm not doing a tribute to myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/i-don-t-think-i-d-want-a-revival-i-m-not-doing-a-tribute-to-myself/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [I don't dictate the solos and I don't dictate the vocal harmonies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/i-don-t-dictate-the-solos-and-i-don-t-dictate-the-vocal-harmonies/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [There's been a big buzz about the Charlatans in the last couple of years. I've heard the word Charlatans more in the last few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/there-s-been-a-big-buzz-about-the-charlatans-in-the-last-couple-of/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [There've been periods where I had to convince the audience or win them over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/there-ve-been-periods-where-i-had-to-convince-the-audience-or-win/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) > [It's not about retro or modern, it's about this note or that note, which sounds better?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-about-this-note-or-that-note/) [Dan Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hicks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sounds-better/dan-hicks/#itemlist", "name": "1 Sounds Better Quotes By Dan Hicks", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's not about retro or modern, it's about this note or that note, which sounds better?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dan Hicks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hicks/it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-about-this-note-or-that-note/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/dan-hicks-33963_about_it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-abou_2999918.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/dan-hicks-33963_about_it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-abou_2999918.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/dan-hicks-33963_about_it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-abou_2999918.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's not about retro or modern, it's about this note or that note, which sounds better?” — Dan Hicks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sounds-better/dan-hicks/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sounds-better/dan-hicks/", "name": "Sounds Better Quotes by Dan Hicks", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sounds-better/dan-hicks/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/dan-hicks-33963_about_it-s-not-about-retro-or-modern-it-s-abou_2999918.jpg" }, "description": "1 Sounds Better quotes by Dan Hicks. 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