Piano Quotes

The first thing I'd do in the morning was have a little coffee and do a verse and chorus of a song. I had to learn the chords. I was playing the pump organ or piano, sometimes a guitar.

Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience.

One of my biggest thrills for me still is sitting down with a guitar or a piano and just out of nowhere trying to make a song happen.

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn't as good as him. So when he left, I was determined to get as good as him, and I taught myself how to play music, and I just stuck with it, and I did it all the time.

I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano.

I am such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano.

I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.

I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece.

Ability to think, like the violin or piano, requires daily practice.