Crowd Quote by Dimebag Darrell

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

— Jack White

The idea of just improvising and riffing can sometimes be at the expense of story.

— Jim Rash

The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band,…

— Mike Gordon

When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.

— Evan Dando

I love crowd work, I love riffing, I love the intersection of when I have a bit and I can ask you something and…

— Tim Dillon

Some audiences can shake and bang their heads on the stage to riffs all night long, but subtlety is an art that must be…

— Robert Plant

I think, in a way, the stand-up prepped me for the improv, because I do a lot of riffing in my stand-up.

— Paul F. Tompkins

So the actual riffing came out of us just sitting there and doing it the way I think some people think we really did…

— Joel Hodgson

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

— Zakk Wylde

Every improv must be song specific. It has to grow organically out of the particular elements involved or it's just glib self-expression. I hate…

— David First

The main thing about improvising is listening so if something happens that wasn't expected and you know your character, you know what has to…

— Vince Vaughn

I find myself improvising a lot. But, sometimes I'll come us with a chorus or just one line and it will sort of hang…

— Kate Brown