Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynneis an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who gained fame in the 1970s as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra. In 1988, under the pseudonyms Otis Wilbury and Clayton Wilbury, he co-founded the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth30 December 1947
CityBirmingham, England
different way music-is
Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.
simple people albums
It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.
house gears want
I just want to be in the studio. When you've got all the gear you want in your own house, it's difficult to go out and do something else, you know?
long albums lasts
I just realized how long it was since the last album, and where did the time go? You know?
records
To me, making records isn't work.
touring
I don't actually like touring.
years gone
As you get older, the days have gone, and the years have gone, and it's 'whoosh!
years stills
I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally.
work people littles
There are a million people who can come up with little bits. The hard work is making those bits into something.
beautiful song dark
It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn't come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, 'Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.' I wrote 'Mr. Blue Sky' and 13 other songs in the next two weeks.
hair necks certain
The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.
play piano guitar
Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.
saws firsts suits
The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966.
matter rooms sound
I like the natural sound of a room. All the rooms have their own sound, so it's a matter of putting it where you like and seeing what it sounds like.