I love to play. And fortunately, I don't know a lot of musicians that suck. I know a bunch of really good ones, and they're always up for playing.
Interpretation
The joy of playing music is enhanced by the company of talented musicians.
In this quote, Dave Grohl expresses his passion for music and the pleasure he derives from it. He emphasizes that he is surrounded by skilled musicians who share his enthusiasm for playing, highlighting the importance of collaboration and camaraderie in creative endeavors.
In practice
Sharing this quote at a music festival to emphasize the joy of collaboration in music.
There's a reason why the Foo Fighters don't blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for them. You know, that's hallowed ground. We have to be careful. We have to tread lightly. We have talked about it before, but the opportunity hasn't really come up, or it just hasn't felt right.
I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye. He set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still, to this day, I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.
Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do.
That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.
As I get older... I start to realize that life ain't half bad. Each year, I'm amazed that I'm still alive. I don't take any of this for granted, I'm a lucky dude.
When I listen to music these days, and I hear Pro Tools and drums that sound like a machine - it kinda sucks the life out of music.
Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play and play until you get to where you want to get. If you can pay the rent, great. If you can't, then you'd better be having fun.
Just because you're not a drummer doesn't mean you don't have to keep time.
Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.
I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.
I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked.
You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever... I'm not worried about it.
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