Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Alan Price

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Alan Price.
Last updated on December 14, 2024.
Alan Price

Alan Price is an English musician and actor. He was the original keyboardist for the British band the Animals before he left to form his own band the Alan Price Set. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Animals. He is also known for his solo work. His best known songs include "Jarrow Song" and "The House That Jack Built".

Why don't they go ahead and change the name of the White House to the West House. They want to do away with the heritage of White Settlement and destroy the history of White Settlement.
As I say, the Animals had a particular concept of themselves as a band. There was an anarchic spirit in it, which was being flattened by commercial designs, attitudes, and needs.
When the script was written, it was sent to me with asterisks marking where he felt a song would be appropriate. Before the film was shot, the score was written. I made a demo of it, so they lived with the music as they were making the film.
The only time it dominates is during a solo, or when we play a low blues and I put figures in behind Eric's vocals. There's never any real problem fitting guitar and organ together.
Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic. — © Alan Price
Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic.
The Animals were a very separate and dissonant group at the time. We came from different backgrounds, different areas - we didn't even come from the same town, basically.
I quite like childlike songs, which sometimes cross over.
The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan.
I think it's like everything else; one shouldn't dig too deeply. It's silly to say that with a journalist, but sometimes there is not a truth to be found.
I tend to think of the organ as part of the rhythm section, rather than a frontline voice.
I use a lot more chords than most organists and I'm careful to phrase them with the guitar.
There is nothing wrong with the name White Settlement, and the majority here is proud of the name.
We had a missionary zeal about blues music, and I felt, particularly, that Mickie Most was attempting to homogenize, sweeten, and make it accessible for the mass market. Which is understandable if you're the producer, but aggravating if you're the artist.
Everybody's going through changes. No one knows what's going on. Everybody changes places, but the world still carries on.
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