Greg Lake Quotes

Philosophically, what I have learned is to thy own self be true. That is the biggest lesson of all. Relax; music is fun. To many people take it to seriously because of the money involved.

I love touring in the United States. It’s dramatically different wherever you go. North to south you’re going from snow to palm trees.

I continue to write. It’s just one of those things that I do. I’ll have periods when I write and periods when I don’t. But you don’t want it to become a discipline really. If it becomes a discipline, it becomes a chore and that’s no good.

I would like to involve myself in some black music. I would like to do some blues and some gospel music. I want to try stuff from other genres and try to widen my musical base.

As long as people want to hear me play and as long as I’m able to play, then I will. I enjoy playing and performing. If I wasn’t doing that, what else would I do?

I like the sense of the road passing my eyes. It’s always a fascinating experience to come into a new city…the sense of the people changing, the food changing, everything changing, the art.

Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.

Songwriting is never one thing. I’ve spent as long as three months writing a song. Other times I’ve done it in twenty minutes.

Sometimes you have to grit your teeth and remain tenacious and just believe the end will come. Other times it’s not an issue. You just write on and the end comes naturally.

The greatest music is made for love, not for money.

I love to see new talent, new people beginning. It’s a wonderful thing, and one wonders where their journey will take them. Sometimes they ask me for advice but it’s very difficult to advise people. Everyone has their own destiny really.

When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference.