Nuno Bettencourt Quotes

#1. As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it.

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#2. I definitely get affected by new stuff. There's a lot of older influences, but there's also newer stuff too.

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#3. Having a baby is one of the most wonderful things in your life, as well as the hardest thing in your life.

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#4. I am affected by what is around. I don't think many people would admit that.

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#5. Great vocal track on "You can't cheat fate."

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#6. As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of a lot of everyday people.

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#7. If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you.

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#8. I wanted to do the whole album in black and white, and it really killed me that when you see it in the light it's got green in it. I don't know what the hell that was about.

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#9. There's two facets to writing a song. There's you sitting in your room writing the sentiments of the song; the lyrics, the melody and the changes, and then there's the part where you go into the studio and you put clothing on it.

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#10. Obviously the biggest change is that it's me by myself. When you don't have another band interpreting your songs or playing them the way that they have, it's bound to sound different.

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#11. It's hard to know exactly what it sounds like to me. I'm in the studio and I write it. and that's it.

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#12. Even with Extreme, I don't think you have a choice but to sort of have somewhat of an influence of the times.

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#13. The touring part is really mixed. You love to play and you can't wait to go, but you don't want to leave.

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#14. My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehearsing and playing in Los Angeles.

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#15. It's just a bunch of songs. I'm not trying to cure any major disease.

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#16. Who needs fan mail when you have the Internet?

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#17. Half the bands I guarantee wouldn't at this point want Nuno to open for them.

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#18. A band is like a marriage - you don't know why it works, but when it does, everything feels right.

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#19. I never record anything like a demo, I just go for it.

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#20. I always imagine later on these songs I could've played with a band, but it never worked out that way.

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#21. I think I'm a music fan before anything else.

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#22. When you are in this business and this career, it's hard for any one thing to engulf you.

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#23. Live are a really good band. I like Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead I love. Even Oasis.

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