Greg Lake

I don't think art is a goal orientated business. I don't do things for the challenges, I only do them because I…

— Greg Lake

I just got a call one day from Ringo asking me if I wanted to go out on the tour. It was…

— Greg Lake

It's true when they say songwriting is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. In truth, what happens is... songs comes through you.

— Greg Lake

Music is an emotional experience, and that is what imprints itself on the soul. And I think for me, any great art…

— Greg Lake

Most of my career has been about standing on a stage performing music to an audience, and once the show is over,…

— Greg Lake

I love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south, you're going from snow to palm…

— Greg Lake

I would like to involve myself in some black music. I would like to do some blues and some gospel music. I…

— Greg Lake

As long as people want to hear me play and as long as I'm able to play, then I will. I enjoy…

— Greg Lake

Songwriting is never one thing. I've spent as long as three months writing a song. Other times I've done it in twenty…

— Greg Lake

Again there are so many records which contain fond memories and music and songs of which I have to say I am…

— Greg Lake

When I was writing my autobiography, these songs came up from time to time which were important to me, and I realized…

— Greg Lake

'Lucky Man' I wrote when I was twelve years old. I wrote it when I first was given a guitar by my…

— Greg Lake

I picked up the guitar at 12 yrs old - basically, my mother and father bought it for me for Christmas. I…

— Greg Lake

I'll have periods when I write and periods when I don't. But you don't want it to become a discipline, really. If…

— Greg Lake

Sometimes you have to grit your teeth and remain tenacious and just believe the end will come. Other times it's not an…

— Greg Lake

Traveling is a bit of a push sometimes. When you're doing a lot of miles and you're doing a lot of shows,…

— Greg Lake

When we made that album with Gary Moore, I was still kind of searching for the right direction for myself. Although the…

— Greg Lake

I love to see new talent, new people beginning. It's a wonderful thing, and one wonders where their journey will take them.…

— Greg Lake

Philosophically, what I have learned is to thy own self be true. That is the biggest lesson of all. Relax; music is…

— Greg Lake

Still...you turn me on

— Greg Lake

Music is an emotional experience, and that is what imprints itself on the soul.

— Greg Lake

Progressive music probably wouldn't even really exist if not for the people of the United States having picked up on it and…

— Greg Lake

I think good music comes from the heart. That's my belief.

— Greg Lake

Songs are like children. They are all special to me - you can't just pick a favorite. Of course, 'Lucky Man' was…

— Greg Lake

Things like 'Lucky Man' were never written to even be a record, let alone a hit record.

— Greg Lake