Quotes by Tim Finn

About Tim Finn:

Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn Brothers.
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Weave me a rope that will pull me through these impossible times.

Tim Finn

True contentment comes with empathy.

Tim Finn

I've got kids now and they will constantly pull you into the here and now - they are very present and very vivid.

Tim Finn

Why can't you write a great pop song when you are 85? Maybe you can.

Tim Finn

I think a good song is a good song is a good song.

Tim Finn

I think quite a lot of people have a friendship or a love that's gone like that and it never quite reconciles properly.

Tim Finn

It's a non-stop invention, this game of life, and as soon as you think you've got it, you lose it.

Tim Finn

I'm a live performer and I love playing live.

Tim Finn

Just like any songwriter, I love it when people sing my songs.

Tim Finn

There are some songs where I'll have had the music for 20 years and then finally the lyric will come through. That's not common but it does happen. Then there are other songs that come really quickly.

Tim Finn

The joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying to create a hit single, or if you have conscious thoughts of a particular outcome for the music.

Tim Finn

Author Bio

  • NameTim Finn
  • DescriptionNew Zealand musician and member of Crowded House
  • AliasesBrian Timothy Finn; Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn
  • BornJune 25, 1952
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionSinger
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire