Matt Cameron Quotes
33 Matt Cameron quotes:
"For me, I just try to make sure I eat enough and drink enough water and that's about it."
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"I love the way Pharell is laying down great drum tracks. He is a great drummer."
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"I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."
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"Joining another big time rock band was the last thing I was looking for, but as the tour went on, I really dug playing to a lot of people, the band sounded great, and just being out there again, got me over my depression and so I decided to hop on board."
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"Like I'm in San Diego today and this is my hometown so I've got a lot of my friends coming and I definitely want to put on the best show that I can."
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"Many drummers who get into that style of playing and writing often end up being known for only their technique and not their feel."
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"When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up."
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"Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a more traditional approach to playing bass in a band, and has a great sense of what his band sounds like, and we lock up nicely."
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"I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes."
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"I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night."
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"Sometimes when you hear recordings of live shows it just doesn't even capture what you're experiencing. So, I think that's more for the fans."
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"The fact that Eddie Vedder likes to play 3 hour plus shows a night, I have to be ready for that."
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"I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do."
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"I try and stay limber, swim, run, ride motorcycles."
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"I'm always going to get more of a charge playing Chicago than I will Duluth or some place like that. Just because of the history and the people there are way more knowledgeable than a lot of other cities. It's an amazing music scene with some great bands and great musicians."
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"No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate."
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"So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band. So, I definitely changed my stuff up and I think we're playing really tight now."
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"You know, whatever. I mean, with Soundgarden I'm sure everyone said we were a Led Zeppelin rip-off so, it doesn't really matter."
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"A lot of times, when a band finds success with a certain style or sound, they have a really hard time breaking away from that to grow as artists."
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"I ain't 27 anymore, and boy, does my body let me know it occasionally, but it is something I have been able to manage over time."
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