All Todd Rundgren Quotes
- It was always remarkable to me how ignorant the labels were of the listening habits of their own customers, and how obstinate they were in… Adapt
- My very first records, I was very interested in how you get the particular quality you want out of it, and I began to learn… Asked
- Exploitation was rampant before statehood, and various factions actively tried to eradicate the roots of Hawaiian culture in the process of converting the natives to… Actively
- While I used to make my living principally as a record producer, as time went on, I had to depend more and more on my… De Emphasized
- I never thought a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland or anywhere else was a good idea. Anywhere
- When I got out of the Nazz, I had it in my mind that simply to be eclectic was an important aspect of making music.… Aspect
- The New York Dolls did not think of themselves as punk rock. There was no such term at the time. They were just another band… Another Band
- If all you have is faith, then you never actually know anything. Actually Know
- It would be really great if someone would invent a new Internet with the specific purpose of not making money off of it, but making… Aspects
- In a way, I created Utopia as a platform for me to become more of a guitar player and less of the kind of balladeer… Balladeer
- On occasion, I hear a rearrangement of a song that really makes me reevaluate it in a way. Hear
- I think there are always people who, when they get the bug to play an instrument, they want to get as good as they can… Adequate
- Sometimes being a musician has little to do with viability and everything to do with survivability. Many musicians start out great, and they wind up… Business
- The Toddstock thing is the closest thing, I have to say, a Grateful Dead sort of thing where it all lapses over from the formality… All
- Once I go on stage, the atmosphere is totally theatrical. The greater the illusion, the greater the intensity of the excitement it creates. Atmosphere
- All it takes to become president is money and a certain kind of power. Being president is the first thing I can shoot for, not… All
- People have always said that I could have been a highly successful pop artist, if only that were my intention. It never was. My original… Always Said
- My father was not really into popular music; I had to learn about that for myself. Father
- I decided early on that I wanted to be Michael Bloomfield, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton - not George Harrison. Beck
- Sometimes you could tell what it was about - it was interesting - and sometimes it was quite obvious that someone had lost it and… Endless
- The God that can only love something like this man. And from then on it was all downhill. All
- So there was a way for you to get promoted and survive as an artist without worrying about AM radio hits. Artist
- You do have a modicum of peace of mind here, but it's as unsettled as any other place. Any