Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Charlotte Caffey - Page 2

The spirit of the Go-Go's is fun.

The '80s, no matter what kind of wacky fashion or whatever else that went on in the '80s, the songs that came out of it, there was really great songwriting, in my opinion.

We're not trying to impress anybody. We're not trying to change anybody's mind. We're just out there playing, and it's something we love.

The energy between all the girls - we were hysterical together. That energy could go really bad and it could be so hateful and horrible, and then it could go really good and we'd write really good songs.

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day always says we were influences on him, because he does melodic but distorted, like what we were doing. The Ramones were doing it. We were doing it. The Buzzcocks, all those bands.

We struggled for years before we got that record deal. It was tough because we were girls. People were slamming doors in our faces for years.

A lot of it was really, really fun, but at some point, things started getting weird. We didn't allow each other to breathe. We didn't really have a sense of ourselves individually. We were very insecure... We were really threatened by the thought of 'Oh my God, what if someone goes off and does something outside the band?'

If we were all happy and getting along every second of the day, we'd probably make some schmaltzy record.

If we would have had clear brains to take a break, instead of breaking up, we would have left room for balance in our lives.

We all came to the conclusion that we have an undeniable chemistry musically, that we might not ever find again. The mix of friction and camaraderie channels good songs, performances and laughs.

We did three records in three years and I don't know how many world tours, and we were just in our early 20s. And then we imploded.

Actually going on tour is like the break in the year that I go away and do something different and come back.

When we first started out, we made a vow to ourselves we wouldn't do it anymore if it wasn't fun. Well, we keep getting back together, so it must still be fun for everyone in it.

We would rent this old van and drive anywhere we could get in 10-to-12 hours. We scraped by with little money, but there's a lot to be said for those days. We were naive, but there was no pressure and a lot of freedom.

I really didn't ever think we'd get back together.

We are just a rock and pop band, that's what we are. And I believe we recorded the records to feature the songs rather than it being a giant production.

I mean, when we put out our first album, it was 'Gosh, we really hope it sells 100,000 copies. That was the innocence.

We thought we'd last forever. Then, of course, we didn't, and that was shocking.

It's amazing, seeing people of all different ages singing lyrics to songs we wrote when we were so young and thought we knew everything.

All I can say, being young people being in a band, writing songs that we felt were great... we never felt that years later we'd be selling out shows.

We would go to photo sessions and it was just the most ridiculous stuff. It was like, 'Here, lick on these lollipops.' And we're like, 'What?!' It was horrifying. But we would laugh.

We were anything but 'America's sweethearts.' On the inside we were total sassy rebels.

Going to rehearsals was too depressing, and missing rehearsals was also depressing, so it was like a vicious circle.

I wrote 'We Got the Beat,' which is a fun song, and people equate us with fun, but there's so much more to us than that.

I think it took us being apart to really understand... who we were as Individuals, outside of the Go-Go's.

We were pretty crappy in the beginning. We really didn't sound that great.

We're more of a rock band and we have a punk influence and a pop influence.

We say, 'Wow, look at Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. Their clothes were always so cool.' Maybe not Mick Jagger when he wore Spandex in the '80s.

We didn't want to change who we are. We're not going to sit there and go, 'Let's be a rap band now.'

We really broke down some doors for women and for musicians in general. It was just go out and form a band and don't care what anyone thinks.

We were naive in a lot of ways, but that was part of the charm. We were very young.

What's the essence of the Go-Go's? Great melodies, guitar hooks, driving drums. All of that.

Ah, it's awesome learning about theater, but it's a completely different musical landscape from rock and roll.

In reality - and we've always said this - yes, we are girls, women, but, first and foremost, we're musicians and we're songwriters.

We're definitely hanging up the touring shoes but we'll do other things. We'll do an odd gig here and there but going out and actually touring for a month or two, we're not doing that anymore.

There's been way too much talk about all our problems.

When you're on stage and you got a great audience, that makes the show that much better for the band.

I think we get a lot of recognition and it's great.

Above and beyond anything, we didn't have lives outside of the band.

Personally speaking, I think the Beatles were our biggest influence.