Guitar is great for a certain thing, but a piano is so much more expansive.
About Mick Ralphs
Michael Geoffrey Ralphsis a retired English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, who was a founding member of rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Though not a constant member, he appeared on every studio album by the latter band alongside drummer Simon Kirke.
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It’s funny, when I’m not on the road or doing stuff with Bad Company – or whatever- I’ve always written songs galore… a lot of stuff people don’t even hear.
British guitarist
That’s me. I can be me a bit at home, but I’m kind of like a square peg in a round hole.
British guitarist
This kid’s excited because he’s with Bad Company and I’m excited because I’m with Chuck Berrys’ son.
British guitarist
Guitar is great for a certain thing, but a piano is so much more expansive.
British guitarist
Since I’ve got on the Internet, it’s opened a whole world of wasted time for me. My wife says she’s an Internet widow.
British guitarist
That’s what I find with any good song, you just have to let it happen. Out of about twenty songs you might write, one of any significance. It might be thirty or forty, but I just keep churning them out and churning them out in hope that one of them will stick.
British guitarist
But I find that the keyboard is the complete instrument you know?
British guitarist
I’m ready for some rock ‘n’ roll action.
British guitarist
The parrot’s so funny. He imitates me and I don’t even realize he’s doing it. I’m walking around the house talking to myself and whistling and the next day he’s said something I’ve said… it’s scary you know?
British guitarist
I didn’t like Los Angeles very much but I like San Francisco.
British guitarist
I’ve had Range Rovers for a few years actually.
British guitarist
Santa Fe is a great place which people don’t get there often, but it’s like a unique place.
British guitarist
Put me on stage and I’m happy.
British guitarist
When I did it, I was a starving musician in London in a basement flat, but a simple tune with the right singer or the right situation can become very well liked and accepted. I’m only too pleased to say it happened with that one.
British guitarist
I’ve got a Range Rover. It’s brilliant actually but it’s manual.
British guitarist
We just sang real simple songs in a simple way that got to people. We didn’t try to tart them up with orchestral arrangements and all the stuff. We were all blues fanatics. We like R+B and blues and simple, gut-feeling music.
British guitarist
I have been playing a lot of keyboards, especially in the last five or six years. I suppose it gives you more scope than the guitar, although it does tend to make you write a different way.
British guitarist