To me and my band, guitar riffs are what it's all about. We know that every time we jam on a great riff, we've got a fighting chance of writing a great song!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.
Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band, or I am jamming with a jazz band, I have to catch myself, the tendency is always to do that.
When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.
Great melody over great riffs is, to me, the secret of it all.
It's always a pleasure when you can compose guitar parts from a strong vocal and not just put the melody on top of guitar riffs.
I love a good Slash guitar riff. It's sexy!
There's fifty bands doing my riffs for ever and ever.
One thing will lead to another and somebody will come up with a riff or a line or something we build from.
There's such a huge difference between a great arrangement of riffs and a song. Sometimes the two can be the same. But the difference is a song doesn't necessarily need a riff, whereas a riff doesn't necessarily mean you've got a good song on your hands.