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Ska-p Quotes By King Krule

My uncle was in a ska band called the Top Cats; that was my first proper influence, as I was taken to see them every week. It sort of built up, the want to replicate it creatively. — King Krule

Ska-p Quotes By Gillian Flynn

Ska," I said, swerving toward delirious laughter. "Great. — Gillian Flynn

Ska-p Quotes By Don Letts

[In] the 21st century, the mainstream can satisfy your every whim. I guess the idea of walking around with groups of people dressed the same and saying, "I'm only into ska" or "I'm only into whatever" - is kind of restrictive in the 21st century. I don't know if it's a bad thing that these movements have run their course. I think what I miss about it is the collective experience. — Don Letts

Ska-p Quotes By King Krule

I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines. — King Krule

Ska-p Quotes By Colin Stetson

Never had a ska phase, but I was in a very grunge-like rock band that awkwardly had an alto sax in it. — Colin Stetson

Ska-p Quotes By Alton Ellis

I was off the scene for a while during the ska period and when I returned and joined the Treasure Isle studio, I came there with a different mood. The musicians picked up on that and we kept on going in that direction. The music became slower, which gave the bass player the time to play more notes. In 1965 I named it rocksteady. The first rocksteady song was 'Girl I've Got A Date'. That one was still a bit up-tempo, leaning towards ska. It turned the tide and made Treasure Isle the number one studio. — Alton Ellis

Ska-p Quotes By Ezra Koenig

Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music. — Ezra Koenig

Ska-p Quotes By Joe Hill

You know, we might've fucked up the planet, sucking out all the oil, melting the ice caps, allowing ska music to flourish, but we made Coca-Cola, so goddamn it, people weren't all bad. — Joe Hill

Ska-p Quotes By Douglas Coupland

The Vienna Franks are a good example of urban white acid folk revivalism crossed with ska. — Douglas Coupland

Ska-p Quotes By Graham Parker

When I was a kid in the mid-'60s, I was what's known as a moddie boy, a prototype skinhead. You all had your hair like a crew cut, cropped, with suits or Levis with red suspenders, sometimes Doc Martens. It was a thriving soul music, Motown and ska scene; we used to dance to Prince Buster and the Skatalites. — Graham Parker

Ska-p Quotes By Jimmy Cliff

When I lived in the U.K., I recorded a lot of ska and rock-steady styles of Jamaican music. But people there weren't accepting it. So I began using a faster reggae beat. — Jimmy Cliff

Ska-p Quotes By Michele Norris

What isn't on my iPod playlist? I have very eclectic tastes. Jazz. Classic Rock. Hip Hop. Ska. Soul. Electronica.World Music. Funk. Blues. Chamber Music. Reggaeton. Gospel. And a whole lot of Prince. (I am a Minnesota gal through and through.) — Michele Norris