Top 67 Quotes & Sayings by Michael Anthony
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Michael Anthony.
Last updated on November 4, 2024.
The best part about Chickenfoot is that nobody needs the money. We've got nothing we need to prove to anybody. We wanted this to be a fun band and when we get in the studio it's just so loose, relaxed, and open.
It's weird because it almost takes something like Chickenfoot to make me realize why I was playing music in the first place. And that's to have fun.
I always said to my wife, 'That's for sissies. Girls get facials.' The first time I tried it I said, 'Oh man, what the hell have I been missing all these years.' Let me tell you, I go in there for about an hour and a half, and the girl does my facial and also massages my neck and my arms.
I can sing, but I consider myself a bass player. I'm, you know, a musician first.
A Tennessee Squire is an elite group of people.
It wasn't until the fourth or fifth Van Halen record that people would go, 'Wow! You're singing backgrounds on those records. That's not David Lee Roth.' And I go, 'Hell, no! That's not David Lee Roth.'
I want to go out, play music and have a good time.
I always want harmony within the band. I want it to work.
I don't collect things for the sake of collecting. I don't really see the point.
The casinos are always packed and a little more intimate... We have a lot of fun playing those and we plan to bring all the craziness that we do. And I gotta tell you, they pay really well.
God, what can I say about Chickenfoot that hasn't already been said?
Everyone used to call me 'Mr. Switzerland.' I'm not the kind of guy who smack talks anybody or whatever.
Joe Satriani is a methodical, and structured, kind of guy - thank God for that.
Oh, I just love playing music.
Black with flames, that's how I always envisioned a roadster. That was the classic hot rod. I used to draw pictures of roadsters with flames on them in school.
You know, we're in this business to have fun and entertain.
I am in a great place with Chickenfoot.
I didn't want to be the bass player everyone forgot about.
Why would I have quit Van Halen? It never happened.
In my business, you could be making money one day, and the next day you could be serving up burgers at McDonald's. So if you want to be able to stay on top of your game, you've got to keep with it.
I want to go to my grave a happy guy.
So much of the time people focus on the awesome power of Led Zeppelin, the whole 'Hammer of the Gods' thing, but John Paul Jones, probably because he was a session player, he put a lot of thought into his playing. He didn't just lumber through.
Like music, cooking and more specifically, barbecuing is one of my greatest passions and my sauce is a celebration of these simple pleasures in life. I am thrilled to have my original BBQ sauces featured on Hard Rock's menu, as both embody the true meaning of rock 'n' roll flavor.
It always sucks to have to cancel a show because of illness, but unfortunately it sometimes happens.
It's an honor to be brought into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and I'm going to show up if I'm invited, you know?!
I want to keep my sanity.
Well, everybody used to joke that I saved the first dollar that I ever made in Van Halen. I probably did somewhere.
The chemistry is everything in a band.
The band changes one guy, sometimes the whole damn thing changes - look what happened when I joined Van Halen.
I've always been a natural singer on stage and in the studio - never had a vocal lesson in my life.
Lead singers, they're their own breed.
I don't hold any kind of grudges for anything, and you never know what will happen at anytime.
People tend to forget you. I didn't want people to go, 'That is that guy that used to play in Van Halen. What's his name again?'
For some reason, my voice doesn't age. I can still hit those high harmonies just like I did back in the day.
You can only go with the excesses to a certain point; it wasn't always the Jack Daniels bottle. We weren't just a bunch of sloppy musicians on stage drinking; we would critique every show.
There's nothing like sweating it up in a small club, with your fans right in your face.
I don't want any drama.
I had a great time playing on '1984.' I felt like I was growing as a player and background singer.
I always had to have music in my cars.
Probably for drums, a guy I really enjoyed watching is Simon Phillips. I've seen him play with The Who and with Pete Townshend on his own - a really great drummer.
I played trumpet in school at an early age.
Being a bass player in these big-time rock bands is hard work.
You can be a supergroup without having good songs.
You ever notice how when you get a new tattoo, it's like a magnet? People are drawn to it, everybody wants to touch it?
I'm always the guy that says never say never.
Chad Smith is a member of Chickenfoot, and that's that.
My wife likes to say I act like a kid, so maybe that's why I sing like one!
I loved Van Halen; I loved everything we did.
We're having so much fun with the Chickenfoot stuff.
I hate to exercise.
Chickenfoot, my relationship with those guys is great.
As far as people saying, 'Do you miss Van Halen?' or any of that kind of stuff, I've totally moved on.
I'll sing backgrounds, but a lead singer, you know, you've got to have that mentality and personality. I'd rather be the bass guy.
When we were in the studio working stuff out, and even when we were on stage, the music was a priority.
I've always loved playing Zeppelin - they were one of my favorite bands growing up.
I drink Jack Daniel's. I drink tequila. But you do it in moderation.
My best exercise is going on stage and playing, but I stay active. I don't just sit around on my butt all day and do nothing.
My father played music, so I was always around music, even from the time I was born. My father actually was the one that originally got me into music.
I'm trying to grow old gracefully. I've got to at least grow old.
I didn't have any money to buy a car, so when I got my license I did not have a car at first.
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