Shingai Shoniwa: Likeness

Shingai Shoniwa is British musician. Explore interesting quotes on likeness.

Shingai Shoniwa: 16 quotes 0 likes

“When someone like Kurt Cobain or Jack White comes out, they didn’t go, “He sounds just like Muddy Waters,” did they? They just said, “He’s great, he sounds like him.” When women come out and men write about them, they tend to write about them in a way that other men can understand, which sometimes can seem a bit patronizing.”

Shingai Shoniwa

http://venuszine.com/stories/music/4102.php

Women , Men , Way , Understanding

“I love the intimacy of small venues, I really do, I like that look that people have that they feel like they're special and they can hear and they can see the band as well.”

Shingai Shoniwa

http://www.indietastic.net/cms/2007/06/noisettes_interview.html

Love , People , Feeling

“I think of the Ramones when I think of music that can save your life, but I’m not so sure about a band like Fall Out Boy who appears to make music in vein or that, at least, doesn’t sound like something they would die for.”

Shingai Shoniwa

When asked: Is music more of a product today, or seen as something that can save your life? http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/33984/one-of-those-bands-an-interview-with-the-noisettes/

Life , Music , Boy , Thinking

“Arctic Monkeys are a great band, but bands like that sometimes spend a lot of time reminding people about the shitiness of reality. I don’t want to sing for half an hour, reminding people about how shit Sheffield is — unless it’s for one verse or a joke.”

Shingai Shoniwa

http://venuszine.com/stories/music/4102.php

Singing , Reality , People , Time