122 Quotes by Rick Nielsen

Madison Square Garden sounds like crap.

I'm in a band. I have the basic idea, but when you surround yourself with really good players, why would I tell anyone what to play, because they're that good. They don't tell me what to play. They might encourage me, so that's what I do. I encourage them.

I actually did my research and tried to get kind of like a working visa for Australia. It always seemed like it was a land of opportunities. The same size as the United States with one-tenth of the population.

If I weren't as tall as I am, I would've been a member of AC/DC.

I always thought I wrote good bridges. I was a bit more impressed with the bridges I wrote than maybe the songs I wrote.

Every person I've ever met always thinks their parents are weird.

When you're growing up you need your parents, but you don't want to be associated with them because you're trying to have your own life.

The worst thing your parents can do is try to emulate you.

I prefer to be an equal-opportunity offender of the guitar.