29 Kim Shattuck Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kim Shattuck

American Musician

Born: Jul 17, 1963

Died: Oct 2, 2019

Because Get Good Had Me People

I'm still a fan of the Pixies! Kim Shattuck

Still Fan Pixies

I wasn't in any hurry to grow up and become this worldly person. Kim Shattuck

Become Worldly Hurry Up Person Any Grow Grow Up

I love having the control over the end result and not having to go through some committee to get something approved. I feel sorry for people, like actors, because unless you're Woody Allen or Mel Gibson, they don't have much say in the decisions that affect their work. Kim Shattuck

Work Love You People Result Sorry Control Unless Approved Say Gibson I Love I Feel Some Something Allen Having Through Feel Over Like Because Go Affect End End Result Get Committee Woody Woody Allen Decisions Much Actor

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies. Kim Shattuck

Good Me Beatles Melodies Write Were Huge Huge Influence Influence Really

I gravitated toward photography. That's what I really did well. Kim Shattuck

Photography Toward Well Did Really

Honestly, it's hard to play with a lot of intensity night after night. Kim Shattuck

Honestly Lot Intensity After Hard Play Night

When people hear sing-songy melodies, they think the lyrics will be nice, too. I guess there's a depressing or psychotic side to my personality that pops out in the lyrics. Kim Shattuck

People Personality Will Be Nice Nice Think Too Side Guess Lyrics Melodies Out Hear Psychotic Depressing Pops

I like Dave Davies from the Kinks, before he could play slick. Kim Shattuck

Before Slick Kinks Dave Could He Like Play

I like inventive melodies and chord changes, a little bit of creativity. Kim Shattuck

Creativity Changes Bit Melodies Inventive Like Little Little Bit Chord

You can tell a dumb guy a mile away. Kim Shattuck

You Tell Guy Dumb Mile Away

My first guitar was an Ibanez semi-hollowbody, I think it was called the Artist, from the early '80s. Kim Shattuck

Guitar First Think I Think Artist Early

All the best bands have to have more than just one strong songwriter. Kim Shattuck

Best Strong More Songwriter Than Bands Just Just One

It was only later that I found out there was good ‘70s rock like the Raspberries and the Flaming Groovies. I always gravitated toward the ‘60s music more, though, like the Kinks, the Who and the Beatles, of course. Kim Shattuck

Music Good Beatles Later Though Out Kinks More Only Toward Like Course Rock Always Flaming The Who Who Found

I always complain. Kim Shattuck

Complain Always

When I wanted to join the Pandoras, my mom had an anxiety attack. Kim Shattuck

Mom Anxiety Attack Join Had Wanted

I've got too much fire in my blood. Kim Shattuck

Too Much Fire Too Got Blood Much

I had heard a live show, where my voice didn't sound the way I wanted to hear it and I got paranoid. I'm not an amazing singer, I just belt it out in this crappy old way, but for a while I had it in my head that I couldn't sing. Kim Shattuck

There was a show at the Mayan in Los Angeles where I got overly enthusiastic and jumped into the crowd, and I know they weren't thrilled about that. When I got offstage the manager told me not to do that again. I said, 'Really, for my own safety?' And he said, 'No, because the Pixies don't do that.' Kim Shattuck

Me Safety Own Enthusiastic Angeles About My Own Thrilled Crowd He Know Because Said Got Overly Los Los Angeles Were Manager Where Pixies Again Really Show

I think real life is weirder than fiction. Kim Shattuck

Life Real Life Think I Think Weirder Real Than Fiction

The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody. Kim Shattuck

Love Good Consistent Melody One Thing About Songwriting Been The One Thing Thing

The whole idea of doing an album is overwhelming sometimes. But, I get inspired when I get inspired and that's when it flows easily. Kim Shattuck

Sometimes Overwhelming Easily Inspired Idea Doing Get Whole Album Flows