Chords Quote by Lou Reed Download Open image “One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.” — Lou Reed ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chords Fine Jazz Pushing Three Two
The music has gotten thick. Guys give me tunes and they're full of chords. I can't play them...I think a movement in jazz is… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My aim is to move… — Wes Montgomery Copy Share Image
The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice. — Don Herold Copy Share Image
By adding open strings to even the simplest chords, you can create voicings that sound sophisticated, but are really easy (and fun) to play.… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
The way jazz works is that we take a theme, and then we write using the same structure, same chord changes, and then we… — Tommy Chong Copy Share Image
When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas. — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
My songs, they have just the one chord, there's none of that fancy stuff you hear now, with lots of chords in one song.… — Junior Kimbrough Copy Share Image
A major component of jazz is improvisation, which forces you to stay in the moment because you never know what will be coming up.… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
The only thing constantly changing is change, and change is always changing for the worse. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
The first generation of CDs sounded terrible. Any chance to remaster would make the music sound better than what was already out there. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Underachievers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose except your fright. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
“There's a bit of magic in everything And then some loss to even things out.” — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you've got to be in a place. You're just another guy. You can just blend in. I live out in the wilds of nowhere, out in Jersey. Even there, there's sometimes problems. College students like journey out there and show up at 11 o'clock at night, on my porch, looking into the door not saying anything. My wife and… — Lou Reed Copy Share
The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and… — Colin Marston Copy Share Image
Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a Townes Van Zandt song, or whoever. I realize there are so many melodies and chord progressions in pop and rock music that are so similar that you can kind of trace it back to other things. Most of… — Conor Oberst Copy Share
So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords… — Midge Ure Copy Share Image
Talk health. The dreary, never-changing tale Of mortal maladies is worn and stale. You cannot charm, or interest, or please By harping in that… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
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… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak before they… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I always think of each night as a song. Or each moment as a song. But now I'm seeing we don't live in a… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
It's a double-headed coin, because technology is a convenience but it's stifled our attention spans. At one time, albums had songs that were like… — Cee Lo Green Copy Share Image
I don't want to discredit people's opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello or lead guitar where you have… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
There are no rules or certain methods. I usually start with the guitar or piano and sing melodies over the chords. The lyrics seem… — Jason Reeves Copy Share Image
I like really sparse electronics, lush arrangements, and interesting chord structures. — Josh Klinghoffer Copy Share Image
