Joe Elliott Quotes

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult. - Joe Elliott

With Los Angeles, it's kind of a love-hate thing. Sometimes I think it's marvelous, and sometimes I think it's a dump. It's so fake and I can't deal with how fake it is. - Joe Elliott

When we try to write a pop song, we go for standard pop arrangements, even to the point where we will go to the key change at the end, which is really cheesy. - Joe Elliott

We wanted to show people, absolutely and as a matter of fact, where we came from. We wanted to put to bed the idea that we were weaned on Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Those were the bands our older brothers listened to. Our true love was always the three-minute pop song. - Joe Elliott

We used to have our own plane with the band's name on the side. It was a dream come true. You drive to a local airport. There's none of this checking in stuff; you just get on the plane. - Joe Elliott

We are just fans of music, we are not fans of a specific kind of music. We just happen to be a rock band. Until we explain ourselves, sometimes people don't understand why we limit ourselves to just being a rock band. It's because that is what we like doing. - Joe Elliott

To be honest, I'm a bit of a snob now; give me a Four Seasons anywhere in the world and I'm happy. Also, they've just opened a Ritz-Carlton in County Wicklow, Ireland, which is stunning and has great views. - Joe Elliott

This is the most bizarre call I've ever had. It was something you'd see on 'COPS,' but not something you go out and do. - Joe Elliott

There were incredibly few rock songs making it out to the airwaves until the '80s came along. - Joe Elliott

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