One thing Quote by Anonymous

Nothing unifies people more than music, more than that universal riff. The one thing that unifies us and the hope that we can have,…

— Fantastic Negrito

To me and my band, guitar riffs are what it's all about. We know that every time we jam on a great riff, we've…

— Dimebag Darrell

A riff can take on the aspect of a chorus in a listener's psyche.

— Jack White

The thing is, the way we write is all jams and bits and pieces that get pieced together and sometimes things are written with…

— Danny Carey

The song could start with a riff that I base the song around. Or a chord progression or a melody I have, I just…

— Orianthi

Philosophically, I think riffs that start with E repeating itself are almost guaranteed to be great.

— Paul Gilbert

Riffs are a repeating thing. They come back to you. Some of the things on 'Back in Black' were ideas we had knocked around…

— Angus Young

For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?

— Zakk Wylde

I'm never sure if I'll ever write another song, what the song will be about and if what initially sparked the beginning of a…

— Tracy Chapman

All of our songs take these really big creative turns and twists throughout the process, so sometimes songs will start out as a melody…

— Chester Bennington

Every riff had to be perfect and heavy, collectively what we wanted it to be. If there was one person in the room who…

— Johnny Christ

We need to welcome the experimental creativity that is always searching out new ways of singing the Gospel, and banish the fear that grips…

— Michael Adam Hamilton