All Nick Lowe Quotes
- When somebody like Elvis Costello comes along, anybody can make a good record with him. Along
- Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it. All
- I've always felt quite like an outsider. I don't really belong in the mainstream, and I quite like that. Always Felt
- Be a military flier or be in a band; those were the two hippest things I could imagine. Band
- As long as my body holds out, I'll be grooving when I'm 70, and not some sort of horrible spectacle. Body
- Going to Nashville to meet the in-laws was the first time when I'd been in America and not been seen as some sort of eccentric… Accent
- I work very hard on getting the songs as direct and examined as I can before I go in the studio. Direct
- I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches. Audience
- I suppose I was waiting until I was old enough to have some sort of experience to sing about. When you're young, it's hard to… Believe
- I love the sound of breaking glass Especially when Im lonely I need the noises of destruction When theres nothing new. Breaking
- A devastating culmination of the elegant and the funky, a really sensational musician with enormous depth. Culmination
- If a hit came along, I wouldn't be unhappy about that. But I'm a bit too old for that now-doing videos and all those types… All
- The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who have this indefinable… Attitude
- I'm playing to the sort of people who like the same records. Inspirational
- If anyone comes along, I'm more than happy to welcome them, but I'm not interested in world domination. Along
- In the '70s, you had to come up with an album every year whether you were ready or not. Album
- The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal. Appeal
- When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical. Along
- You've got to really know your song, inside and out. Funny
- These days, rock 'n' roll is much more about rock than about roll. I don't do rock. But I'm interested in that roll part, because… Bit
- Cruel to be kind means that I love you. Cruel
- All those years we'd spent learning these chops, and all those gigs in Germany where you'd play all night, and along comes punk. It has… All
- They tell me I produced songs. I just stood in the back, wore a good suit and said, Yeah, that's happening. Good