Darrell Lance Abbott (Dimebag Darrell) Quotes
When you're a little kid, you have nerve. I'd walk right up to whoever was recording and say, 'Hey, dude, what's the lick of the week?'
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Lyrics can be important, but ultimately, what pulls people in on a song is melody and the tracks and the way music feels.
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When you're a little kid, you have nerve. I'd walk right up to whoever was recording and say, 'Hey, dude, what's the lick of the week?'
