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I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
That's me. I can be me a bit at home, but I'm kind of like a square peg in a round hole.
I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound.
When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.
Television was one of those magnificent kind of events where everything fell into place.
There's nothing like a love for our children. I love being a papa, and that's the truth.
Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.
You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.
I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk.
The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.
If Trump is going to govern in a fascist way, then we need to make America ungovernable.
I never had a real job either. I sort of fell out of school and ended up playing guitar.
My favorite puzzle is trying to work out the parts myself, after all it is a solo effort.
It is impossible to feign mastery of an instrument, however skillful the impostor may be.
What we admit to is being a rock n' roll band. From day one, I was a big Chuck Berry fan.
A good record is one where I can tap my toes. I always say let your feet do the thinking.
It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.
There are some people i'd take a bullet for, and some people i'd like to put a bullet in.
Joel? He's the rock star! When you see Joel step on stage... he's born to be a rock star.
The trouble with normal is it always gets worse, fashionable fascism dominates the scene.
That jam was so much fun that by the end of the tour, we just jammed on all of the songs.
Belief is self-knowing. Even Yoda out of Star Wars said, 'Do or do not. There is no try.'
I think we all appreciate it now just how lucky we are to be in a band like Judas Priest.
There are several books out on punk history, but I haven't read any of them. I was there.
A lunatic lifestyle on the road doesn't permit you to get too hip to stuff as you should.
When I met you you were oh so sweet, now you give me the bread and you take all the meat.
Using drugs didn't help me to play, all it did was to hang me up for about fifteen years.
I never feel like I'm running out of ideas, because it is clear to me - music is infinite
Yeah, I really like being alive. But I definitely don't have any intentions as an artist.
Using open strings is a great way to add texture and atmosphere to any chord progression.
A lot of people don't think they can count on me, but I've never missed a gig in my life.
Opening acts are hard, really hard. There's more politics involved than music, sometimes.
I have no skanky guys in my band nor on my bus. If they are they get the boot real quick.
I'd rather be known as a songwriter than a guitarist, although I love to play the guitar.
I could have moved anywhere I wanted to. But for family reasons, I stayed in the Midwest.
When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess.
I started off with the really funky stuff like Ramsey Lewis, Milt Jackson, Kenny Burrell.
I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff.
I go out on stage, and my intention is to make the first four rows bleed from their ears.
Garry Trudeau put me in the Doonesbury strip many years ago. So I've been a cartoon once.
When 'Joker' came out in '73, I finally got a viral hit. Every DJ who heard it played it.
There's no need for drama and hate, y'all. Let's love each other! We're all human, right?
If I had a ghost living on my street. I would try to stay alive, and offer him some meat!
I understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric.
I had always wanted to compose music for movies, but had never been given the opportunity.
I don't like playing to guitar players, actually. I'd rather just play to ordinary people.
Fun, fighting, and feeding! These are the three indispensable elements of the boy's world.
People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys.
I gave up bread, and I've lost a bunch of weight, which is very good because I'm diabetic.
I wanted to put a sheet in explaining what all the songs are about, but they didn't do it.