Graham Nash Quotes

The Hollies, after I left in 1968, had the audacity, the gall, to have three number one records after I left. Thanks a lot, guys.
Graham Nash

After, Three, Left

If every human being disappeared off the face of the earth in an instant, the earth would still keep spinning and the planet would develop new life forms.
Graham Nash

Life, Human, Keep

I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm doing is better for me as a solo artist.
Graham Nash

Nice, Control, Sometimes

I fail to see the issue that will shock the people of this great country of ours into some decisive action.
Graham Nash

Great, Country, Action

If you don't want to be there, it shows in the energy that you put out and in your actions.
Graham Nash

Put, Energy, Actions

We can't forget what happened on May 4th, 1970, when four students gave up their lives because they had the American constitutional right of peaceful protest. They gave up their lives. And to sing that song in that spot on that anniversary was very emotional for us.
Graham Nash

Emotional, Forget, May

After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it.
Graham Nash

After, Rather, Song

All the signs were right. And when I mean all the sings were right, the only signs that we care about when we start a project of making a record is, do we have the songs - it's that simple.
Graham Nash

Care, Simple, Mean

Being in a different band always brings great musical experiences to be able to draw on.
Graham Nash

Great, Different, Able

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.
Graham Nash

Writing, Everything, Living

I find it somewhat difficult to write with other people, although it has happened occasionally.
Graham Nash

Find, Difficult, Write

I mean, there's times to rock and roll, and I love that too. But I think my first love is acoustic music.
Graham Nash

Love, Music, Rock

I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind.
Graham Nash

Mind, Songs, Solo

I realized at one point that David and I had not made a record together in almost 26 years and I thought that that was absurd because, first of all it had gone so fast, I didn't really realize, neither did David, that it had been that long.
Graham Nash

Long, Together, Thought

I think Stills has been playing better than ever. I know a lot of it sounds self-serving, but he truly has.
Graham Nash

Playing, Truly, Sounds

I wasn't thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect.
Graham Nash

Thinking, Songs, Effect

I worked very hard on me and David's record and I'm extremely proud of the record, as most people are who were involved with it. And, it's been wonderfully received by people who like our kind of music, they think it's something special, and so do I.
Graham Nash

Music, Hard, Special

I'm not so sure that people consider homelessness to be as important as, say, the Vietnam War. One should never even try to equate them because, of course, they're tragedies on both sides of the coin.
Graham Nash

War, Important, Try

I'm trying to communicate here. I'm a communicator, I like to communicate, and if a million people buy it then we've touched a million people, if only 10 people buy it, then we've only touched 10, and that's important, because I'm satisfied with only 10. But, I love a million.
Graham Nash

Love, Important, Trying

I've been a photographer all these years... I haven't been in my own darkroom for 10 years.
Graham Nash

I've been listening to a lot of Hollies stuff lately, and it's beginning to sound pretty good to me.
Graham Nash

Good, Pretty, Beginning

If I read or listened to critics of our music, I'd have been discouraged a long time ago.
Graham Nash

Music, Time, Long

Just with the basic one guitar, one piano and one vocal and an audience, I think that the intimacy comes through more. People feel much more connected to the song because there's nothing in the way, and I actually enjoy doing that.
Graham Nash

Nothing, Through, Enjoy

Martin guitars have now brought out, you know, on a more traditional level, the Stephen Stills' model of Martin guitars. It's beautiful. I just went inside. I bought one immediately.
Graham Nash

Beautiful, Level, Inside

Neil's effect on the band was immediate and very fulfilling. He adds a certain edge to the sound and, of course, he is an incredible musician. We became a better band because of the inclusion of Neil Young.
Graham Nash

Young, Band, Sound

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Nationality: British

Born: February 2, 1942

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