One-Man Band Quotes

It's largely a misconception that Tame Impala is a band. We play as a band on stage, but it's really not how it is at all on the album. The album is just me.

Burzum was never formed, as Burzum is no group, only Count Grishnackh of many colors.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I was very humbled by the 'one-man Led Zeppelin' comparisons.

When I did the solo acoustic tour in 2010, I fell in love with that kind of performance.

I don't know about changing my mind regarding The One-Man Band. I've always personally found him incredibly entertaining, which is one of the reasons why, in the past, I surrounded myself with guys like him. I think he's a complete buffoon, don't get me wrong, but personally, I find him very funny.

When I started The Shins, it really was just me, alone, but it was still The Shins. I was totally recording stuff and writing songs as The Shins and all of that. So the beginning inception of the whole thing was some sort of a lie, I guess.

I'm not much of a team player when it comes to making records, I've got to say.

In the early '80s, my sound - especially that mysterious kind of synthesized sound that was used so much - every relatively cheap TV show eventually had it because it's not expensive. It's just one guy doing the whole soundtrack. So it was overdone.

From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big sound with them, electronic, but like an orchestra. And I could play it all myself. That was exciting.

Early on, I joined that large group of show business cadets who were 'multi-hyphenates,' 'independents,' 'self produced' or 'alternately financed.' Sometimes, most times, I've had to do it all: raise the money, write the script, produce, direct and act in the film.

I always say when you write a book, you're a 'one-man band.' Whereas, when you finish a screenplay, it's just a sketch.

I thought Michael Mortilla was an orchestra unto himself!

The American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra.

One day when I have a band I will have a band name, but since it's just me I feel it should just be my name. For me it doesn't make much sense since the music is from me and about me. I haven't ever been in a band.

You just don't see the same type of all-purpose entertainers nowadays.

I've actually thought very little about solo work up until just very recently.

I've always made music on my own, but I didn't think there was a platform for that, so I thought I had to pretend it was a band.

I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.