Charlie Parker (Yardbird and Bird) Quotes
When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful.
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I practice really hard, every day. I started that about 13 or 14 years ago; it's a discipline now. But the writing is a whole other thing. It'll come from handling a guitar, mostly; thinking up little guitar riffs. I was born and raised a rock 'n' roll guy, and that's the rock 'n' roll ethic, at least through my experience.
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Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.
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I'm completely in love with the world but also terrified of it. It creates some overwhelming feelings. Wanting to battle out that joy and fear is part of my music.
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When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful.
