Neil Quotes

130 Neil quotes by 107 unique authors

My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows… — Yancy Butler
I remember the Neil Young brand hitting me very hard immediately. He wasn't an acquired taste. I loved him immediately. — Jonathan Demme
As much as I love acoustic Neil Young - and I do deeply - I may be more passionate about the electric. Luckily it's not… — Jonathan Demme
I'm of Neil Young's generation. Neil Young's songs have spoken to what it's like to be at least a white male of his generation over… — Jonathan Demme
I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon. — Umberto Guidoni
That's what I like about Neil Jordan's films: everyone is better at what they do than you are. — Ian Hart
The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2. — Kelly Jones
I love Neil Finn. I've loved everything he's done since Split Enz. — Nik Kershaw
Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music.… — Dave Grohl
I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates. — Black Francis
I am surprised nothing has been made of the fact that astronaut Neil Armstrong carried no sidearms when he landed on the moon. — Arthur Goldberg
Fate has ordained that the men who went to the Moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These… — Richard M. Nixon
I'm too young to have experienced firsthand the '70s rock, but when I was in high school, me and my friends were super into Neil… — Bryan Lee O'Malley
My whole life, I have listened to people like Neil Young, or Crosby, Stills & Nash, and artists that have made a career out of… — Dave Grohl
Neil Young is my hero. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does. — Dave Grohl
Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords and took up… — Alex Lifeson
You must hold on to the sort of finger-painting aspect of music. That's something I learned, particularly from listening to Neil Young. Tom Waits is… — Elvis Costello
I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young. — Cornelia Funke
I've always been a fan of melody and emotional melancholy, whether it was Rites of Spring or Tears for Fears or Neil Young. If I… — Dave Grohl
I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara,Coppola, Neil Jordan. — Park Chan-wook
Mozart and Neil Diamond may have begun with the same idea, but that a work of art is more than an idea is confirmed by… — Mark Helprin
I've had mentors who were kind of the troubadour singer-songwriters, like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, and that's just… — Jewel
If you don't die of thirst, there are blessings in the desert. You can be pulled into limitlessness, which we all yearn for, or you… — Anne Lamott
But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me -… — Geddy Lee
I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it.… — Steve Martin

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