Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgersis an American record producer, songwriter, musician, composer, arranger and guitarist. He is the lead guitarist and co-founding member with Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, which has been active since 1976 and was one of the most successful groups of the disco era...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusic Producer
Date of Birth19 September 1952
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
running regret party
The only person I have regrets about is Miles Davis. He and I had become good friends after we did a photo shoot and coincidentally we kept running into each other at parties and stuff. I regret not having written a hit for Miles Davis.
artist love-and-respect gaga
Artists don't come much cooler and well rounded than Lady Gaga. Love and respect.
hip-hop movement able
I've been able to be a part of every movement in music over the last several decades. The only one that I haven't been involved in so much is hip-hop, which I chose not to be involved in because it felt like I would be what they called "perpetrating." It felt like hip-hop was so much of its own culture and that I was not part of that culture.
needs band boost
Bands always call me when they are in need of a boost and I come in and put them back on top.
real people records
Everything about my life was culturally rich, and all the people I met sort of reinforced the wackiness that was normally inside of me. No one said, 'You can't do that,' until I got to real record companies, that is.
sleep tired insomnia
I've had insomnia since I was five years old. I just don't require much sleep. I'm never tired.
periods pops stuck
I really do love pop. I understand songwriting, I understand the business, and I'm not stuck in any one particular time period.
thinking judging-yourself overcoming
I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak.
art places-you-go different
Art, well good art at least, takes you to a place you go during the experience of it, and then after you experience it you are different.
morning children years
After waiting four long years since the Lost CHIC Tapes were recovered, I'm finally putting out our first record. I'm like a child waiting for Christmas morning.
You can't be afraid until you have no other option but to be afraid.
overdoing-it ifs
If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing.
artist feel-good looks
What do great artists do when you see a world around you that's in turmoil? Some of the best artists make you feel good (hah), they look to the future.
today todays-world world
In today's world, I probably would like to work with someone like Gaga,