Best quotes by Johnny Flynn on Music
Checkout quotes by Johnny Flynn on Music
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‟ The reason I stopped music for a while and concentrated on theatre was that it was more conducive to parenting; having the days free was quite handy. I love them both. I hope I don't have to compromise one for the other.
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‟ I have a classical music background. I studied violin and trumpet.
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‟ Music always gets bumped until I have some time to get around to it.
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‟ It's great being an actor and being part of a play or a film where there's usually quite a big group of people who are collaborating, and your job is really to fit in and share that energy. With music, because I write the songs, it's a broader, more abstract process.
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‟ The truth is there's always a hum of people playing folk music in cities.
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‟ I like the idea of letting the music do its own work and the stories being more expressionful - if that's a word - in people's imagination. I've just got a thing about people and songs telling you how you should feel.
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‟ The Band mean a lot to me in terms of what I aspire to achieve with my group, as the music they made went against the fashion of the time.
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‟ I first came across Langhorne Slim when I saw him play live, and he's an incredibly infectious performer. The way he works the crowd is mind-blowing. You can listen to his music without really listening to his lyrics, but it pays off if you do.
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‟ Folk music - and what people are now perceiving as being folk music - is music that's quite close to the ground. The songs sound quite old, even if they're new. They sound like they've been sung by different people for years.
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‟ If you're trying to do something wholly new, it's hard to fully trust it. But if you use forms that have come before, it lends your music weight and authority. It's also a way to acknowledge that it's not just you who's feeling these things. The emotions are coming through you from a whole history.
- Johnny Flynn