Solo Quotes
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I’m always the same. Whether I’m solo or with Big Bang, the one thing I have to do is sing and dance. I started solo activities with the things I did well with Big Bang, and I’ll show the things I learned while doing solo through Big Bang. Wherever I go and whatever I do, I am Taeyang and Dong Young Bae.
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I'm a minimalist at heart. If a song doesn't need a solo, I'm not going to force one into it.
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With me every peep becomes a trumpet solo.
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The new solo album sounds like me: I'm singing about bad business transactions, bodily fluids, and courage.
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I'm thinking about starting a solo project. But it will feature Tyler on all the songs. We'll call it something like 'Two Music Boys.'
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It was never supposed to be a hit. It was supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo.
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I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.
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The most important part of any rock song is the guitar solo.
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I have to be my own artist. I need the world to know who I am, especially for music. When it comes to acting, that is a whole other story. I have no complaints; that's a team effort. It's not just me, it's everyone. But when it comes to music, it is solo; that's all me.
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I never had this idea, 'I wanna be a solo artist.'
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You know, I am still doing solo stuff and will continue always as well as other people in the band. We know that everybody has their own thing so we like to leave that door for everyone.
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My favorite guitar solo of all time was Elliot Randall's on `Reelin' In The Years'.
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I would just like to say that Ritchie Blackmore did a bunch of great stuff guitar - wise. I'm happy to play the solo from 'Highway Star'. I always thought it was one of the most exciting guitar solos I'd ever played.
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I didn't intend to make one solo record, much less two. It's really a matter of seeing how it goes.
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I cannot exist as a solo artist.
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I think the real exciting part about becoming a solo artist is that you get to really decide on what your new sound and what your new message will be.
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I didn't leave the band to go solo so much as to stop feeling like a production item.
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Flourishing is not a solo endeavor.
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I tend to prefer the band thing. I think playing solo is good for about 45 minutes. I remember when I was on my solo tour that I got a chance to play with Martin Stephenson of the Daintees. He's now refashioned himself as almost a delta blues guitar player and he's got all the technique, all the persona and the charisma on stage. I think I do too, but I'm more of a first position strummer guy with a little bit of filigree work. I could listen to him for hours; I could listen to myself playing solo for about half an hour!
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Back then, I was really into composing the entire solo, beginning to end. I wanted to have it at least 80 to 90 percent complete before going into the studio. I didn't improvise in the studio. I was young, and I didn't really have the development in my playing or the ability to show up with nothing and then put down 500 ideas. I can do that now because I'm so much more of a musician now.
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I wanted all my solos to be something you could sing along with
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With the solo stuff, it's like starting over from scratch. It's rolling up your sleeves and getting down to work.
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During the whole time in Sonic Youth, I was happy to put my energy into that. It would have been very difficult to do a solo project.
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Working as a solo artist has given me a confidence that I didn't have with Blondie.
