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Actually, I think my hands are in the best shape they've ever been in terms of what I can do.
It is not very practical in today’s world when you tour all over the place having a big band.
It is not very practical in today's world when you tour all over the place having a big band.
The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong.
While I was an addict, I didn't write anything. I didn't have the attention span or the will.
Kids don't see me as an oldies person when I go out on stage. They see me as an energy force.
The social scene in Daytona Beach was simple. The white cats surf, and the blacks play music.
I like to see how people interact with each other and I draw from that. I'm inspired by that.
Let's look different! I like monster movies, so why can't I have Godzilla's face on my boots?
It wasn't the muso thing that got me recognition in the beginning. It was doing 'Wild Thing.'
Rock music is electronic music, dependent entirely on electronic circuitry and amplification.
The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.
My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and RB.
That's the sound we developed, and that's how we played. It took us a while, but we found it.
Rocket to Russia' is, I think, my favorite Ramones record. We reached our peak at that point.
Cancer softened me up. I like the old me better. I liked being angry. It made me feel strong.
Guitar playing is both extremely easy for me and extremely difficult for me at the same time.
Of the whole bunch of guys who play hollow body guitar, I think Herb Ellis has the most drive
I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz.
If you can find one thing in your life that can keep you in the moment, you're totally lucky.
The fact that so many people whose livelihood depends on being able to play, it's just crazy.
From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles
Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going.
There's no rush to ever put out a new Cheap Trick record. We put it out when we feel like it.
I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody. Jimi Hendrix is still one of my heroes.
The concern of the musician is to play the music. It is there demanding to be given sound to.
Most studios in Memphis had a house set of drums; the drummers just brought their own sticks.
You're the cutest thing that I ever did see I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree
I didn't grow up with my Kenyan family. I grew up in a small, conservative suburb of Chicago.
We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.
You've got to love what you do. You've got to like doing it, because it is a lot of your life.
It was very interesting for me because DNA made music without much technical knowledge at all.
I have a great family, so I'm lucky I've gotten to experience all the joys of having a family.
We sell to an affluent demographic, so it is important for us to project a professional image.
The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me.
When I went to Chicago, I'll put it like this: I was looking for a dime and I found a quarter.
When you play the guitar, you don't have to say nothing. The girls would say something to you.
I wanted to be a comedian. And I did that so much in high school, I couldn't get a girlfriend.
My singing days have passed. My voice is gone. My throat is worn. And my lungs are going fast.
I have all the rhythm in my left hand, and I use the rhythms that Gene Krupa did on his drums.
Surfers were the ones who named all my songs. They'd yell out the names, and we just kept 'em.
There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians.
My dad was a really good classical guitarist. He took lessons with a student of Andre Segovia.
Doolittle was a major influence on the Seattle grunge scene, which emerged in the early 1990s.
Dream that you died It takes you out of your mind The black walls of space Take me all the way
Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes.
My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B.
Your life is what you remember. I mean, some things I wish I still had. But it doesn't matter.
'Rocket to Russia' is, I think, my favorite Ramones record. We reached our peak at that point.