When I'm playing best, I'm just thinking about the music, just interacting with what my bandmates are playing. Greg Saunier More Quotes by Greg Saunier More Quotes From Greg Saunier It's a great privilege to be able to play that much. When you play a lot, you can be really detail-oriented. Greg Saunier detailsableplay That's one of the things that always grabbed me about rock music: There's a song, and you know how it goes, and you can sort of predict it, but a lot is left up to chance and interaction. Greg Saunier rockschancesong When we play, every day is different. All three of my bandmates surprise me all the time. Greg Saunier threedifferentplay I guess a lot of bands play around until they come up with something they like. Greg Saunier come-upbandplay There were no rules. There's no guide to follow. I would just trust my instincts for some unknown reason. Something inside me would say, "This guitar is not loud enough," and I wouldn't know why. You never know how to reach that point until you've reached it. Greg Saunier guitarenoughreason I try not to think about the drums themselves. If I do, I'll end up hitting myself in the head with a drumstick, or sustaining some weird injury. Greg Saunier hittingtryingthinking It's amazing to think that there must be this river of ideas constantly rushing inside of a person, and once you've somehow found a path into it, then it's just there, whether you will it to be or not. Greg Saunier riversideasthinking I've found that writing and playing music has so little to do with will, and so much to do with just finding what's there waiting for you. Greg Saunier playing-musicwaitingwriting It's weird to me to even say, "I wrote this song." I never feel like I wrote it; I feel like I heard it. Greg Saunier heardfeelssong I'm not unswayed by the opinions of others. I actually really value that, the idea that you can feel things the way somebody else might feel them is a really big part of doing music for me. Greg Saunier mightwayideas I feel vulnerable when my ego is threatened - if I get jealous of another band's good time slot at a big festival, if I'm about to get clobbered in a political debate, if I'm trying to impress someone I have a crush on. It's the opposite of openness, letting go, allowing deep feelings to express themselves. For me, that comes from playing music and from kissing. Greg Saunier crushjealousletting-go It's very heartening to see people who I used to do music with still doing it. Greg Saunier usedstillspeople
