"Attempting to write vocal oriented songs to me felt like going through the motions and if you are going to go through the motions you might as well just do any gig that caused you to do repetitive motions like banging a hammer or serving fries"
- Ronnie Montrose
About this Quote
This quote by Ronnie Montrose speaks to the value of imagination and passion in the music-making process. He is recommending that if you are going to put in the effort to write a tune, it must be something that is meaningful which you are enthusiastic about. He is implying that if you are just going through the movements, you might as well do something that is more mundane and repeated, such as banging a hammer or serving french fries. This quote speaks to the concept that music ought to be something that is significant and that you need to put your heart and soul into it. It is a pointer that music need to be something that is pleasurable and that you should take the time to develop something that is special and special.
This quote is written / told by Ronnie Montrose somewhere between November 29, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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