Nick Lowe quotes

So where are the strong And who are the trusted? And where is the harmony? Sweet harmony - 'cause each time I feel it slippin away, it just makes me wanna cry: What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? (Nick Lowe)
I've always felt quite like an outsider. I don't really belong in the mainstream, and I quite like that. View quote
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Even if I was really prolific - which I'm not - I think I'd always put at least a couple of covers on my record. I think it's a sort of healthy thing to do. It shows that you're not totally self-obsessed. View quote
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And so it goes and so it goes But where it's goin' no one knows. View quote
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If anyone comes along, I'm more than happy to welcome them, but I'm not interested in world domination. View quote
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Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it. View quote
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I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll. View quote
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As long as my body holds out, I'll be grooving when I'm 70, and not some sort of horrible spectacle. View quote
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You've got to really know your song, inside and out. View quote
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These days, rock 'n' roll is much more about rock than about roll. I don't do rock. But I'm interested in that roll part, because that's the funny little bit that makes it hip. View quote
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I pick myself up off the ground to have you knock me back down Again and again. (Nick Lowe)
You know, the actual punk music, I didn't care for at all. I thought it was all rubbish, really. It was the attitude, the way that things were being shaken up, that excited me more. View quote
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Baby, you got to be cruel, you got to be cruel to be kind. View quote
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As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity, I ask myself Is all hope lost? View quote
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Theres one thing I wanna know: What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? View quote
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Be a military flier or be in a band; those were the two hippest things I could imagine. View quote
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The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal. View quote
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When somebody like Elvis Costello comes along, anybody can make a good record with him. View quote
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When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical. View quote
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I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches. View quote
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I work very hard on getting the songs as direct and examined as I can before I go in the studio. (Nick Lowe)
I'm playing to the sort of people who like the same records. View quote
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The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who have this indefinable attitude that are the good ones. View quote
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I suppose I was waiting until I was old enough to have some sort of experience to sing about. When you're young, it's hard to sing the blues. Nobody believes you. View quote
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In the '70s, you had to come up with an album every year whether you were ready or not. View quote
Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe

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Photo: K8 fan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: English Musician
Born: March 24, 1949
Quotes count: 30
Wikipedia: Nick Lowe

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