63 Quotes by James Iha

Even from a listening end now, I’m still completely a fan of music.

All the bands I’ve played with have had dynamic front men.

And they kind of left to find a guitar player at the very end, so you know, I don’t really take it as any slight that I wasn’t able to play on the record. It’s flattering just to play with them period.

I play and I’ve played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don’t particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It just doesn’t work for me and my voice.

If you put all the songs together that I’ve written on band records, and put it up next to my solo record, there’s definitely a different kind of feel than Billy’s songs.

It’s great working with directors and with somebody else’s vision.

I’m happy doing different things. Being in a band is great, but being in a band can be difficult sometimes.

Composing is just another exciting thing. It’s as exciting as being in a band. It’s kind of like joining a new band for three months.

After 12 intense years of rock music, I was happy to get away from making a record and going out on a tour. When I did it, I wanted to feel inspired. After a while I finally had my fill working on other people's music, and I started coming up with music on my own and said, 'This could be for me.'