Jim Capaldi Quotes

Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them.
Jim Capaldi

But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics.
Jim Capaldi

Everything that Traffic ever did, I'd give Steve a complete lyric, titled, written out with the verse, the bridge, the shape and rhyme and then Steve had to figure out how the meter of the words would fit musically.
Jim Capaldi

For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles.
Jim Capaldi

Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music.
Jim Capaldi

I have always had a tremendous amount of energy and any band I was ever in from the age of fourteen, I would always be the one who would describe the future and vibe everyone up.
Jim Capaldi

I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America.
Jim Capaldi

I turned everybody on so, psychologically, I guess I was pushing the boundaries creativity.
Jim Capaldi

I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now?
Jim Capaldi

So the name of a group has to say something. The name has to be strong.
Jim Capaldi

There I met Gordon Jackson and Dave Meredith who were playing in local bands.
Jim Capaldi

This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cause we were trying to do something different.
Jim Capaldi

This was an important part of my life. But it was also sad that we didn't play there, cause we had such alot of fans that were waiting for us and Brazilians are great people. It's now my second home.
Jim Capaldi

Traffic was very, very free. It was great.
Jim Capaldi

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.
Jim Capaldi

We loved everything. We wanted to be able to do anything.
Jim Capaldi

You have to have a strong title. It's got to say something.
Jim Capaldi

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.
Jim Capaldi