21 Quotes by Benjamin Booker

As soon as I started writing the first batch, I had a vision. I saw me on stage playing a certain type of music. I want to take these blues melodies over aggressive guitars. I heard the sound I wanted to make. I knew what I wanted to do. It wasn't ever there before.

Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else.

There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.

I guess I would call my music blues punk. Theres a lot of influences.

I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

I was just a music lover who wondered what it would sound like if Otis Redding strapped on a guitar and played in a punk band. Thats it.

Ive been making music since I was 14, but for a while, I was afraid to perform.

I've grown up on gospel and blues music, and now it's a huge part of who I am.

My sister is an opera singer. I grew up going to her recitals. This whole time, I'm like, 'She's the singer. I'm just strumming along and yelling.'