Evan Dando Quotes
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The best songs I write in 20 minutes.
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I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write down phrases as they occur to me. That's how I write songs. I'll need a line and I'll go through the books and find it, the right rhyme and everything.
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When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three favourite bands. I never get sick of 'em.
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I've got time, I hope, to make lots of quiet records. So quiet you won't be able to hear them.
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My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.
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Rock stars wanting to write is even worse than wanting to act in movies, right?
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When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.
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It's better when you have your wife with you, more fun.