Taylor Hawkins quotes

In the studio you can auto tune vocals, and with drums, you can put them on a grid and make them perfect. I hate that sound. When someone hands me a record and the drums are perfectly gridded and the vocals are perfectly auto tuned, I throw it out the window. I have no interest in rock music being like that. (Taylor Hawkins)
I don't have perfect pitch. My drums sound like a drummer, not a drum machine. View quote
Taylor Hawkins
The Alanis Morissette tour, everybody thinks that was all sitting around, lighting candles and talking intelligently about synergy and big words. That band was so gnarly. We were such scumbags. Alanis had no idea. We were like Van Halen. View quote
Taylor Hawkins
The drummer is stereotypically the dumb guy. Maybe that's why I always respect drummers who do more than drum. View quote
Taylor Hawkins
'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure. View quote
Taylor Hawkins
I always thought if I had a band it would have the energy and feel of early Police, since that's where my roots are, and then the harmonies of the Eagles, and the technique of King Crimson or something like that. Fast, up-tempo, beat-the-hell-out-of-the-drums, because that's my style. Energy, but sophistication, rhythmically and melodically. View quote
Taylor Hawkins
I love Donna Summer, and I love ABBA. I love late 70s disco. I love the Bee Gees. I just love that period of recording. View quote
Taylor Hawkins