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Tony Visconti Quotes

American - Musician | April 24, 1944 -

It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new.

Vintage Brand New Now Overlooked

Fortunately I own a vintage brain, and I am alive and well in the 21st century, still making records, still working at an intense pace and most of all, still having fun doing it.

I Am Fun Brain Having Fun Vintage

We always started these albums as making demos, that went right on until Scary Monsters.

Right Scary Always Monsters Started

Now I know what it's like to be a rock star. No, I didn't sleep with 5 groupies at once. But I was interviewed about 45 times in 5 days in 3 cities.

Sleep Rock Star Know Now Rock Days

When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's guidance. Thereafter, my father regularly taught me all the good old fashioned songs.

Good Father Parents Me Play Old

The ukulele was the first of many instruments they had bought for me. They got me a guitar when I was eleven, which my son Morgan uses until this day. They paid for 3 years of guitar lessons; they bought me a bass fiddle, which I still play.

Son Day Me Guitar Play First

No one else in our family was a professional musician so this took an enormous leap of faith on their part.

Family Faith Professional Leap Our

Today a record producer is even more involved and is often the production's sole musician, one person playing all the instruments one-by-one.

Today Person More Production Playing

Today's recording techniques would have been regarded as science fiction forty years ago.

Today Science Science Fiction Forty

Since my teen years I was interested in martial arts.

Teen Years Arts Martial Arts Since

Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although some hardcore rockers might argue that those excesses were responsible for some great records, but I know which side I came out on.

Great Past Me Rock And Roll Know

Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time.

Time Experience Past Happy Mom

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