Nuno Bettencourt Quotes

It's just a bunch of songs. I'm not trying to cure any major disease.

When you are in this business and this career, it's hard for any one thing to engulf you.

I definitely get affected by new stuff. There's a lot of older influences, but there's also newer stuff too.

It's hard to know exactly what it sounds like to me. I'm in the studio and I write it. and that's it.

I never record anything like a demo, I just go for it.

The touring part is really mixed. You love to play and you can't wait to go, but you don't want to leave.

Great vocal track on "You can't cheat fate."

A band is like a marriage - you don't know why it works, but when it does, everything feels right.

I am affected by what is around. I don't think many people would admit that.

If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you.

As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it.

Even with Extreme, I don't think you have a choice but to sort of have somewhat of an influence of the times.

Having a baby is one of the most wonderful things in your life, as well as the hardest thing in your life.

I think I'm a music fan before anything else.

My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehearsing and playing in Los Angeles.

Half the bands I guarantee wouldn't at this point want Nuno to open for them.

Who needs fan mail when you have the Internet?

Live are a really good band. I like Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead I love. Even Oasis.

I always imagine later on these songs I could've played with a band, but it never worked out that way.