The worst thing your parents can do is try to emulate you. Rick Nielsen More Quotes by Rick Nielsen More Quotes From Rick Nielsen Have a good work ethic. You've got to practice, practice, practice. I'm not telling you what to practice - that's up to you. Rick Nielsen goodyougood-workwork Some people collect this or that. I'm a musician; I collect guitars. Rick Nielsen some-peoplesomemusicianpeople I was three years old, and I walked onstage during a performance that my father was a tenor in 'The Barber of Seville.' I walked out onstage, and people started laughing and clapping, and that was it. That was all it took. Laughing and clapping, I still enjoy today. Rick Nielsen enjoytodayfatherpeople Some people design buildings and aircraft carriers and cars - and I designed picks. Rick Nielsen buildingssome-peopledesignpeople I love guitars, and guitars love me, but sometimes they need new homes where they can live to rock another day. Rick Nielsen daymesometimeslove We played with Rush somewhere way early in our career. Rick Nielsen somewherecareerearlyway I like Harvey Mandel. Rick Nielsen likeharvey I don't know any American rock bands. Rick Nielsen rockamericananyknow We all record together. We do it live; then, after that, we do overdubs, if we need to, to repair stuff. Usually when we do stuff, we have to make sure we get the bass and drums down, and by doing it live, you're actually playing the song. You're not piecing together a song. Rick Nielsen downyoutogethersong I never wanted to be Keith Richards or Jimmy Page. Rick Nielsen keith-richardspageneverwanted I'm kind of a goony guy, a dweeb or a geek. Rick Nielsen geekguykind The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar. Rick Nielsen lookguitarplayway When I write songs, it's just me and a cassette player - or at least it used to be before smartphones - to quickly record a basic idea. Rick Nielsen songswritejustme If you don't have a great chorus, write a good bridge first. I often do that and find I write good bridges. Rick Nielsen bridgegreatgoodyou Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important. Rick Nielsen greatlookvoiceimportant Living someplace like L.A. seemed awful to me. Rick Nielsen likemelivingawful I just wanted to write about stuff that was happening in real life, and that's not just love songs about your girlfriend. Rick Nielsen yourreallovelife The only time I have a problem is when I have to get in a vehicle after we play and sit there in a cramped position for a couple of hours to drive to the next place. Then I get super stiff. Rick Nielsen driveplaceproblemtime I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that was the last guitar lesson that I ever took, so I taught myself what I wanted to know. Rick Nielsen myselfmeboatguitar If you can make it in Rockford, you can make it anywhere. Rick Nielsen anywheremakeyou
