Adrian Belew Quotes

Digital for storage and quickness. Analog for fatness and warmth.

Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer.

I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs.

I was left with an urge to make the guitar sound like things it shouldn't be able to sound like.

Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.

I thought I might be a band instructor, someone who plays all the instruments and teaches others.

Currently I'm working with Parker Fly on a new Midi guitar to arrive next year.

King Crimson is never easy; it's challenging. That's why I like it.

I have no secrets; all of these things have been discussed at length in guitar magazines over the years but are far too elaborate to cover in one article.

DUST includes rarities, demos, unreleased songs and instrumentals, live recordings, and more.

As you can appreciate over my lifetime I've developed a large vocabulary of sounds each requiring certain physical techniques often combined with a specific effect box.

My heart and soul are in the Stratocaster

I love drums and still play frequently.

I have enjoyed all the artists I've worked with.

My favorite puzzle is trying to work out the parts myself, after all it is a solo effort.