Jim Capaldi Quotes

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.

I turned everybody on so, psychologically, I guess I was pushing the boundaries creativity.

We played at a club called, the Elbow Room. Don Carlos, the nightclub owner, was very hip and a very important person who made a big impact on my life.

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.

Mr. Fantasy was the only song that was scribbling on a piece of paper.

For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles.

Far From Home was also my idea from a magazine I'd seen.

If you take the time away, you take the character away.

You have to have a strong title. It's got to say something.

Traffic was very, very free. It was great.

The States are great. I'd like to go just to see life, see things and hear people talk. It's like a circus where different acts go on at the same time.

Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music.

I think you do better when you are really up for it, cause passion goes up.

I like to hear songs which can lay it all on, songs which can look at the dark side as well as the bright side, sometimes they can be as strong as each other. Love and hatred are close.

It's a sort of philosophy you cook up for yourself. You probably write things the same as everybody else, but it's your own personal way of saying things.

I have always had a tremendous amount of energy and any band I was ever in from the age of fourteen, I would always be the one who would describe the future and vibe everyone up.

After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together.

So the name of a group has to say something. The name has to be strong.

This was an important part of my life. But it was also sad that we didn't play there, cause we had such alot of fans that were waiting for us and Brazilians are great people. It's now my second home.