But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics. Jim Capaldi More Quotes by Jim Capaldi More Quotes From Jim Capaldi For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles. Jim Capaldi titles band writing It's strange the way people hear and see things. Like going to films - violent films. To me, seeing violence in a film makes me hate the violence. But there's beauty in violence if it's put over the right way. Jim Capaldi violent-films hate people If you take the time away, you take the character away. Jim Capaldi time-away ifs character After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together. Jim Capaldi sweat writing thinking Far From Home was also my idea from a magazine I'd seen. Jim Capaldi magazines home ideas You have to have a strong title. It's got to say something. Jim Capaldi titles strong It's a sort of philosophy you cook up for yourself. You probably write things the same as everybody else, but it's your own personal way of saying things. Jim Capaldi writing philosophy way If you have words and want to write music for them, the words hit you with a feeling which you can't really describe in words, and so what you do is to put music to them and in this way you make contact with the words, through the musical thing. It happens when two feelings come together and they do something together and they compliment each other. Jim Capaldi feelings writing two I like to hear songs which can lay it all on, songs which can look at the dark side as well as the bright side, sometimes they can be as strong as each other. Love and hatred are close. Jim Capaldi strong dark song The States are great. I'd like to go just to see life, see things and hear people talk. It's like a circus where different acts go on at the same time. Jim Capaldi different goes-on people You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up. Jim Capaldi catalyst hype ability We played at a club called, the Elbow Room. Don Carlos, the nightclub owner, was very hip and a very important person who made a big impact on my life. Jim Capaldi impact elbows important Everything that Traffic ever did, I'd give Steve a complete lyric, titled, written out with the verse, the bridge, the shape and rhyme and then Steve had to figure out how the meter of the words would fit musically. Jim Capaldi shapes bridges giving Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music. Jim Capaldi hanging-out groups guy I think you do better when you are really up for it, cause passion goes up. Jim Capaldi passion causes thinking I turned everybody on so, psychologically, I guess I was pushing the boundaries creativity. Jim Capaldi pushing-boundaries pushing creativity I have always had a tremendous amount of energy and any band I was ever in from the age of fourteen, I would always be the one who would describe the future and vibe everyone up. Jim Capaldi band energy age I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America. Jim Capaldi strong taken america Mr. Fantasy was the only song that was scribbling on a piece of paper. Jim Capaldi pieces paper song So the name of a group has to say something. The name has to be strong. Jim Capaldi groups strong names
