Cindy Wilson Quotes

Cindy Wilson

Profession : Musician

Birth : February 28, 1957

With the solo stuff, it's like starting over from scratch. It's rolling up your sleeves and getting down to work.

Cindy Wilson

We all have a hidden mystic quality if we can learn and trust to tap into that power.

Cindy Wilson

I had my hair down for a long time. I shaved my head, you know, a couple of years ago. And, then, I started to wear my hair short, and I thought that was cool. But, at the same time, I never want to put rules down on me and say, 'OK, I do this for this and this for that.' I just don't like rules. I don't.

Cindy Wilson

Putting beauty in your life can be an amazing therapy. I love harmonies and a good melody.

Cindy Wilson

Athens is one of those cities that is very livable. And it's inexpensive. You can get by. And that makes for creativity. So people tend to stay there. I still have some friends there that never left.

Cindy Wilson

We're playing small clubs and doing it all in a van. I have management, and they've done a good job of getting our tour plan together, but we're still having to go and rent the vehicles and all the little things you need to do. You really have to watch your budget.

Cindy Wilson

Music is a wonderful way of healing and helping get through things.

Cindy Wilson

I came to work one day, and Ricky was playing music on his guitar, just snickering. He played me the riff that turned out to be 'Rock Lobster,' and it was hilarious. He was just trying to be funny. His guitar style made it moodier, and it really is a driving song, but it does have that funny humor to it.

Cindy Wilson

The music comes alive when you actually perform it in front of a crowd.

Cindy Wilson

If something's upsetting me, being able to go in and work on new music makes all the difference in the world.

Cindy Wilson

I have a good time doing 'Give Me Back My Man.' Keith Strickland can really fly on the guitar.

Cindy Wilson

A lot of people write and tell us what The B-52s meant to them - straight, straight-A students, those who were a little awkward, weren't always the ones who fit in. People have told us that just having us and our music was beyond important and really made me feel that what we were doing was worth something big.

Cindy Wilson

It's time to do something different. Mind you, I'm grateful to have my career with The B-52s, but it's nice to have fun and play with my voice.

Cindy Wilson

Tame Impala and I love the psychedelia. To me, it sounds like Blind Faith and old bands from back in the freak days. It just hit a nerve to me. I was just really feeling that sound.

Cindy Wilson

That's what it's all about: learning and taking this journey. It's wonderful.

Cindy Wilson

People come up to me and tell me how they were in a dark place and our music helped them out. It's mind-blowing. It's not just 'Rock Lobster' or 'Love Shack' - there's much more there.

Cindy Wilson

It's incredible to have people come up to you and tell you that you changed their life when their life was really, really dark. That you brought some light in. You also learn that it's OK to be a weirdo and not follow the rules.

Cindy Wilson

Some of my fondest memories are of being in a van. It can be exhausting, but many adventures can be had.

Cindy Wilson

People get a real kick out of hearing our songs with an orchestra. It makes you feel like you're in a movie with unexpected bursts of energy. It's really kind of psychedelic in a way.

Cindy Wilson

You try to stay in the moment and act like you're singing the song for the first time. You try to have a good time yourself. That's the most important thing. If you're having a good time, people will join you.

Cindy Wilson