Albums Quote by Stephen Malkmus

There's such a huge difference between a great arrangement of riffs and a song. Sometimes the two can be the same. But the difference…

— Corey Taylor

If I ever get some free time I end up thinking about what to make next. I don't pick up a guitar and start…

— Chaz Bundick

I've got so much material; like, it feels as if every day I'm coming up with so many riffs.

— Joey Jordison

To me, the coolest riffs are composed of two guitar parts that interlock like gears. You need both parts to make whole. I work…

— Richard Lloyd

To me and my band, guitar riffs are what it's all about. We know that every time we jam on a great riff, we've…

— Dimebag Darrell

I play and I've played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don't particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It…

— James Iha

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

I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.

— Scott Ian

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

— Zakk Wylde

I listen to a lot of different kinds of music and rather than just doing one thing when I make an album, the challenge…

— Jack Bruce

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

— Evan Dando

A lot of the time, I will write a guitar riff first. I don't write drum riffs first.

— Joey Jordison