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Make sure you stay in touch with beauty instead of letting the ugliness of the world corrupt your soul
I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio.
The Progressive Blues Experiment, Johnny Winter... and Still Alive and Well is my favorite rock record
There are ways that we can manipulate the corporate media to talk about the issues that we care about.
I'm a huge fan of 1930s horror - Universal films. I grew up with them and I just absolutely love them.
Actually, I never liked Dylan's kind of music before; I always thought he sounded just like Yogi Bear.
I always imagine later on these songs I could've played with a band, but it never worked out that way.
People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that.
Paul and I don't see that much of each other these days, but I certainly still regard him as a friend.
I feel very fortunate to have my ears. I'd share them with everybody but I only have two to go around.
We were fortunate to be there a day or two before 'the big bang' and then we got the heck out of town.
I was asked to be in Elton John's band, Joni Mitchell's band, and Miles Davis' band. I couldn't do it.
Dinosaurs may be extinct from the face of the planet, but they are alive and well in our imaginations.
I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.
The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward.
I'm just trying to avoid any sort of generic kind of music - I don't want to do generic jazz or fusion.
There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans.
Coffee in Italy and some places in Europe is great, but there's just something about Australian coffee.
Robert Plant is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, never mind rock star. He's so down to earth.
A musician has to find a way to make his music mean something special - spiritually or however you can.
I'm not one of these guys who is dedicated to playing or performing - that's just one facet of my life.
I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording.
Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.
I don't wait till stage to use my sexuality. My zipper's down right now. I mean, I use it all the time.
Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Make your own victories. Make your own mistakes.
When the intellectual part of guitar playing overrides the spiritual, you don't get to extreme heights.
He was the kind of kid you did not want to sit by. He kept his boogers in his desk, he wore a neck tie.
In a way records are like paintings. Instead of using paints and brushes we use sounds and instruments.
The Progressive Blues Experiment, Johnny Winter... and Still Alive and Well is my favorite rock record.
I like to play the lute full-bloodedly, with passion, as well as with delicacy and, I hope, refinement.
Wanting to play the guitar was neither a wild dream nor a realistic ambition. It was simply inevitable.
My two sisters and I sang all the time. Whenever we cleaned the kitchen, we sang in three-part harmony.
I love this pedal to death. The only way you could keep me from playing one is by chopping off my legs!
The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.
I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.
I think if you're inspired, you don't let a little thing like scheduling and deadlines get in your way.
My favourite thing in the world, apart from my wife and kids, is writing songs. Ever since I was a kid.
The song 'Hello There' was written because we never got a soundcheck. 'Hello There' was our soundcheck.
We were all kind of freaked out recording the first album because we didn't know what it would be like.
I'm always pursuing knowledge; I'm a seeker of spiritual equilibrium - and music is a big part of that.
Ray and I do not draw salaries. Any profits will be re-invested into marketing the music we believe in.
Ray and I do not draw salaries, Any profits will be re-invested into marketing the music we believe in.
When I'm with Purple, I'm totally with Purple; when I'm doing my thing, I'm totally doing my own thing.
Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run.
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records.
The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.
Good Charlotte became more than a band and more than the songs: it became something that the fans owned.
A lot of time, I have to be the person who just goes, 'Hey dude, don't even trip. Don't worry about it.'
When you're making an album, it's kind of like having a baby. You have to really put everything into it.