Saxon, if you are unfamiliar, is a British heavy-metal band that has been around since the mid-'70s and was in no small part the inspiration for Spinal Tap. Adam Schlesinger 70sbandbritish Change image and share on social
I started taking piano lessons when I was about 5, and there was always a lot of music in my family: my parents both play instruments, my grandparents were classical violinists, and my grandfather was actually a music professor and a conductor. Adam Schlesinger classicalconductorfamily share on social
I've never really had the desire to be a front person or a solo artist. I don't really create that much of a hierarchy in my mind. Adam Schlesinger artistcreatedesire Change image and share on social
If you're sitting in a place like Martha's Vineyard, I don't think you're going to write a song about a ski resort. Adam Schlesinger marthaplaceresort Change image and share on social
I just try to tell a story rather than present an open diary to the world. Adam Schlesinger diaryopenpresent Change image and share on social
I think when we were starting out, it was more about imitating our songwriting heroes. We would try to write songs like Neil Finn, or we would try to write songs like Ray Davies, or we would try to write songs like Glenn Tilbrook. Adam Schlesinger davyfinnglenn share on social
The Mall Of America, outside Minneapolis, is just a mall. Yeah, it's big. So, like, instead of your typical 12 Starbucks, there are 30. Adam Schlesinger americabigmall Change image and share on social
The truth is that I don't work any harder than anyone else in the world. I don't work 18-hour days. I don't stay up until 4 in the morning trying to finish a line. Adam Schlesinger dayfinishhard Change image and share on social
I don't know if there's a particular project, but one movie that I was really disappointed I didn't get to work on was Judd Apatow's 'Walk Hard.' Adam Schlesinger apatowdisappointhard Change image and share on social
It's always been my philosophy to keep a lot of balls in the air. With music, most things don't pan out, so you try to increase your odds by being involved with a million things at once. Adam Schlesinger airballincrease Change image and share on social
