Who designed this world we live in? Midge Ure More Quotes by Midge Ure More Quotes From Midge Ure I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with the music. Once I've done that, the lyrics come last. Midge Ure atmosphere musical writing You think that religion is a thing that is there to help you and to see you through life, and then you wake up one morning and find the entire Irish situation, the civil war thats based on religion. Midge Ure morning war thinking But the guitar is my favorite, first and foremost instrument. Midge Ure my-favorite guitar firsts In the music industry, you meet some not very nice people, some very strange characters. Midge Ure nice character people You are talking to a man who can only play a plastic keyboard. Give me anything weighted and I've had it. I haven't got the strength in my fingers to push them down. So I don't get a lot of expression on the keyboard. Midge Ure expression talking men So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords everywhere. All of the songs are built up of small melodies and counter melodies all played very rhythmically. Midge Ure small big things want At the beginning of this album I discovered the computer and had great fun playing with the thing. And I realized that, not being a good keyboard player, I could write things in very small sections, give them a certain feel and mess about with bends on the keyboard. Midge Ure feel beginning great good
