I play piano and guitar. Acoustic guitar. I tried studying classical guitar when I was 16 but it got really hard. I could never play a lead to save my life. Kip Winger More Quotes by Kip Winger More Quotes From Kip Winger To actually put the time and energy into an album that would be better than Pull would be a hell of a lot of work, because I took that band really seriously, way more seriously than people took us. If you go back and listen to the records, you can hear it. Kip Winger energy work people I was really into Black Sabbath, but heavy guitars can really be very limiting, it's a great frequency and it's great fun to listen to but on the other hand, musically you can do a lot more without it. Kip Winger guitar fun hands Throughout the years I have tried to hone my skills to gain mastery over the music in my head. Kip Winger music skills years I'm not financially insecure anymore either so I don't have to sit there and get on the latest Poison tour just to make money, which is what a lot of them are doing. Kip Winger insecure money poison It's a little bit more like I want to give this to the people that are really into it first - I don't have a lot of desire to be like Bon Jovi or something like that, I really want to concentrate on the music. Kip Winger desire giving people I was just going more for what I've always been influenced by, European music. Kip Winger music europe The main thing is that I've been studying composition for the last four years. Kip Winger life-lesson experience years I'd like to tour, but again, to tour my music now would take a bigger band. Kip Winger bigger band music I could play everything but could never take a lead. My brain just doesn't work like that. Kip Winger play brain work Rock stardom and all that stuff like that was never like my main M.O., my main M.O. is musical growth, and if I become a rock star in the process, great! Kip Winger rocks growth stars I'm a child of the 70's; influenced mostly by albums that had a wide variety of style. Kip Winger albums style children The songs were really complicated. I used to meet people in bar bands who were trying to play our songs and they were really struggling with it. Technically it was really difficult stuff. Kip Winger meet complicated trying people As a musician, basically the masses never thought I was a musician. Kip Winger masses never thought musician We were lumped into the Lite Metal radio bands. Kip Winger metal bands were radio Good records - from my point of view, where I grew up which was Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull... bands that were pushing the envelope a little - musically and in production. Kip Winger view good up point-of-view It's like, on my solo stuff, every single person who buys the record, gets it. On the other stuff, the masses... when you have a hit on the radio, not everyone's going to get it. They are going to buy it for the hit. Kip Winger everyone person you single I think it's important to know your limitations too. Kip Winger your think know important I've studied voice from a few different people for years. Kip Winger voice different people years We tune down a full step when we play but I never miss a note. I've learned how to keep my voice. Kip Winger step down never voice The main thing is that I've been studying composition for the last four years. I'd say it's the life experience combined with the lessons that enabled me to go much further. Kip Winger go me experience life
