"I didn't come in and say: "I'm a singer." I came into the band as a second guitar player and a vocalist, but not the songwriter. I had been writing poetry for years, so I sort of had the nature of the words. I felt like no one else could sing my lyrics, so I took a crack at it."

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Source : "Cap the Old Times: The Story of Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights". Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. November 29, 2012.

Paul Banks

#Writing Quotes #Player Quotes #Guitar Quotes

“Paradise is to be the ultimate instrument, fulfilling God's desperate intent that we love each other.”
“Always sing below your potential.”
“Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best.”

Source : J. R. Moehringer (2012). “Sutton”, p.97, Hachette UK
“You start to think bigger when you see how quickly a TV show can catch on in a whole country. That confidence, and thinking big, opened a lot of doors.”
“A strong woman is a woman who craves love like oxygen or she turns blue choking. A strong woman is a woman who loves strongly and weeps strongly and is strongly terrified and has strong needs. A strong woman is strong in words, in action, in connection, in feeling; she is not strong as a stone but as a wolf suckling her young. Strength is not in her, but she enacts it as the wind fills a sail.”

Source : Marge Piercy (2013). “Moon Is Always Female”, p.77, Knopf
“Growing up in Miami, I had all these great, strong influences. You know, being Cuban and the Latin influence, but also the strong hip-hop influence.”
“I’m elated. I guess it’s better late than never. Welcome to the 21st century. It’s fantastic. I love Dior, and Rihanna is very much one of my style icons. I’m happy they got there in the end. I adore her style. She loves fashion, she’s unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do.”
“It is still my dream to own a little flower shop.”

Source : "Kirsty Gallacher: my Saturday job" by Mark King, www.theguardian.com. March 2, 2012.

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