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Definition of Solo

Solo

Performing, or performed, alone; uncombined, except with subordinate parts, voices, or instruments; not concerted.

A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice.

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Solo Quotations

As far as my solo record, I don't want a gold record or anything, I'm happy to be small and to have the people appreciate the music who really like me for being me.
John Frusciante

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Samuel Butler

It's a huge responsibility being a solo act.
Robbie Williams

I'd done three solo albums in a row, and that's quite narcissistic.
Bjork

I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.
Mos Def

Now that I'm staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I'm less excited about control and solo effort, and I resent the way the business aspects interfere with my space for creative writing.
David Knopfler

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
Paul Simon

As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking.
Ace Frehley

By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important.
Barry Gibb

I cannot exist as a solo artist.
Courtney Love

It just felt like the right time to focus on solo material.
Robin Gibb

It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.
Bernadette Peters

Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.
John Legend

You don't make solo albums to have hits.
Ron Wood

I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.
Buddy Rich

I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds.
Tommy Shaw

As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member.
Tommy Shaw

By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in a band.
Tommy Shaw

I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.
Alvin Lee

Nobody told Don Henley or me that we were going to make it as solo artists, but I can speak for Don when I say that we are both really happy now that the band is not together.
Glenn Frey

I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad.
Glenn Frey

I had to get out of my record deal that I signed with my previous band and get a full solo record deal going so, with all of the paperwork that, that entails it did take a while.
Sebastian Bach

I've been solo since 1996, so I've been doing it for a while now.
Sebastian Bach

The way I look at a solo project is, I create what I want with whoever I want.
Sebastian Bach

I'm not going to do any more solo touring.
Bruce Dickinson

Well, it's a nice quiet time for Iron Maiden, and I'll be releasing a new solo album next year, so this is a really good time for the managing out my solo career, which is quite well.
Bruce Dickinson

I enjoy making solo albums because over the years it's evolved into more of a genuine personal expression of story-telling and day dreams, and I work in a way that has more control.
Bruce Dickinson

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.
John Bonham

I remember in the early days when we played six nights a week for a month and I was doing my long drum solo every night. My hands were covered in blisters.
John Bonham

Actually, when I was in elementary school, I saw a saxophone. A band came to my school, and I saw this guy get up and play this solo. And I said, 'Oh man, what is that! That must be fantastic!'
Ornette Coleman

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