To me, making records isn't work. Jeff Lynne More Quotes by Jeff Lynne More Quotes From Jeff Lynne It was a great thrill just to know Roy Orbison, so to play, sing, write hit songs with him and have him in The Traveling Wilburys was beyond my wildest dreams! Jeff Lynne dream writing song There's not much you can do with a ukulele that doesn't sound happy. Jeff Lynne ukulele sound can-do It all comes down to what you truly love doing, and what I love doing is overdubbing and making new sounds out of things that are sometimes quite ordinary on their own, but when you put them together, they make something new--or something that sounds new. Just discovering things like that musically is a pleasure. Jeff Lynne sound together ordinary I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape. Jeff Lynne nice song trying It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn't come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, 'Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.' I wrote 'Mr. Blue Sky' and 13 other songs in the next two weeks. Jeff Lynne dark song beautiful Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it. Jeff Lynne piano guitar play There are a million people who can come up with little bits. The hard work is making those bits into something. Jeff Lynne work littles people The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music. Jeff Lynne necks certain hair At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself. Jeff Lynne records the-end-of-the-day ends It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit. Jeff Lynne albums simple people I like the natural sound of a room. All the rooms have their own sound, so it's a matter of putting it where you like and seeing what it sounds like. Jeff Lynne matter sound rooms The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966. Jeff Lynne saws band firsts Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it. Jeff Lynne music-is different way Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end. Jeff Lynne months practice fun I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally. Jeff Lynne stills years As you get older, the days have gone, and the years have gone, and it's 'whoosh! Jeff Lynne gone years I think from the age of thirteen, I really wanted to be a producer and I've always thought that the producer was the top of the tree. Jeff Lynne age tree thinking When you do a song new live on stage, it's kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled up a bit. It's still a little bit stiff until you really thrashed at it for a few weeks. Jeff Lynne kind littles song I just want to be in the studio. When you've got all the gear you want in your own house, it's difficult to go out and do something else, you know? Jeff Lynne gears house want I just realized how long it was since the last album, and where did the time go? You know? Jeff Lynne albums lasts long
