Sunny Day Real Estate Quotes

Certainly, we definitely try and put across the power, and this is mostly because of William, our drummer. I'll write a really soft song and it will end up being powerful and heavy.
Jeremy Enigk

I like what's going on, but each song requires its own attention. Some songs just need to be soft, or need to be heavy, and I think for the most part, on this album, we portrayed them the way they needed to be portrayed. But, then every once in a while there is a song that I'll write that I meant to be soft, and it will end up being hard, but that's okay with me.
Jeremy Enigk

I mean I could call it Emo, or Punk Rock, 'cause I think that our music does have some punk elements, but ultimately it's music. There is no category for it. Like the Police. Who the hell were they? They were nobody but the Police, you know. U2 - what's that? They were nobody but U2. Ludwig Van Beethoven. What the hell was he? He was nobody but Beethoven. I think Sunny Day is nothing but Sunny Day.
Jeremy Enigk

Life is a musical influence in my experience. But as far as actual music and actual bands, uh, I'll just look at my little collection here. Let's see. Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, U2, The Talking Heads, Prince and the Revolution, Michael Jackson's Thriller was a huge one.
Jeremy Enigk