17+ Joey Santiago Quotes On Music, World

Joey Santiago is a Filipino-American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies. He is known for his distinctive guitar sound and his use of heavy distortion and feedback. Santiago is also a solo artist, releasing two albums with his band The Martinis. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Joey Santiago on life, music, world.

It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized! — Joey Santiago

I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova. It's very warm-sounding to me - lush and simple. I like that. — Joey Santiago

Doolittle was a major influence on the Seattle grunge scene, which emerged in the early 1990s. — Joey Santiago

I've just been reading about cycling. Yeah, I'm not that great at it but I like the challenge of it. — Joey Santiago

Where I live, there's a lot of canyons. We're climbing constantly - we're like mountain goats. I'm just trying to get better at that. — Joey Santiago

Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've written it down for permanent, in due time, it'll be proven stupid. — Joey Santiago

It does just boil down to music. — Joey Santiago

I screw up on the delay settings, so pretty much everything is manually done by me - I don't have those presets like the Edge has. — Joey Santiago

The saddest thing is that when I sat down to rehearse for the Pixies, I couldn't believe that I had given up something that I loved. Now I hold the drum at night and I want to go to bed with it. — Joey Santiago

It's always nice to end your sentences with an exclamation mark, and not a comma. — Joey Santiago

Just trying to be different - when I hear something - I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds. — Joey Santiago

I can hardly understand the Australian accent. — Joey Santiago

The song I like to do is 'Dead.' I'm constantly playing that one. — Joey Santiago

It's the best marriage of songs and production. But I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova. — Joey Santiago

I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds. That's really about it - I don't gravitate towards it, I try to move away from it. — Joey Santiago

I'm not technical. When I listen to music, I gravitate more toward the sonic aspect of it. The technical stuff of it, I get bored with it. These long solos? OK, already. You know your scales, big deal. I know it, too, but I don't want to do that. — Joey Santiago

People do ask, 'Are you going to embellish this stuff?' I wouldn't change any of my guitar parts. — Joey Santiago

Life Lessons by Joey Santiago

1. Joey Santiago's work demonstrates the importance of hard work and dedication to achieving success in the music industry.
2. His willingness to take risks and explore different musical styles has allowed him to create a unique sound that resonates with listeners.
3. Joey Santiago's career is a testament to the power of perseverance and creativity in the pursuit of one's dreams.