Richard Lloyd Quotes & Sayings

They were recorded without processed cheese. Listen to old '50s records. The style may be dated, but the recording isn't. — Richard Lloyd

Television was one of those magnificent kind of events where everything fell into place. — Richard Lloyd

The guitar is like a cuisine and you can't expect people to eat the same thing all the time. — Richard Lloyd

To me, the coolest riffs are composed of two guitar parts that interlock like gears. You need both parts to make whole. I work things out on an electric that's not plugged in to make sure a good tone isn't forgiving a part that couldn't stand up naked. Only after the parts are written will I struggle to find a tone that supports the creativity. — Richard Lloyd

Some-one called my style 'sense of urgency' guitar playing and I've always admitted I often don't know where I'm going when I solo. But that desperation is what makes it exciting. — Richard Lloyd

Some of the albums I like best in the whole world are considered psychedelic albums. A psychedelic album is an album that when you put it on, if you listen to both sides, when it's over, your perceptions have been changed and I think that our record can do that. — Richard Lloyd

Television was the only band of its ilk that treated the guitar with delicacy, not as simple rhythm support for teenage aggression. — Richard Lloyd

Rock is stronger than any misguided theories of cultural events. It's bigger than that. — Richard Lloyd