Darrell Lance Abbott Quotes
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I've become more interested in creating a band sound than trying to outshine the other guys.
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To get my sound in the studio, I double guitar tracks, and when it gets to the lead parts, the rhythm drops out, just like it's live. I'm very conscious of that.
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I really respect Zakk Wylde's guitar playing and his compulsive work ethic.
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My heroes were Eddie Van Halen - especially after Van Halen I, II, III, and IV - Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley and dudes like that. My brother played drums and we jammed in the garage and started writing our own stuff.
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I'll sleep anywhere!
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All syncopation means is accenting beats that you don't normally accent.
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My first killer amp was a Sunn Beta Lead. It was solid-state, but that Sunn was incredibly loud. I used to say to my friends, 'Hey, check it out. It's only on two.'
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Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.
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The most common power chord in metal is the root/fifth, but root/third diads are also worth checking out.
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Find someone you can jam with. That's a big deal. When you play with someone else, you gotta work together to get the thing started and in time, working and in the groove.
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Between the record companies being the way they are and the fact that people can just download one song instead of buying a whole album, it's hard to make a good living nowadays.
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The first time I heard 'Crazy Train,' I was crashed out in bed, definitely not wanting to get up and go to school, when my brother Vinnie came in and cranked it up.
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I'm into sounds, man.
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I used to skip school and paint my face with Ace Frehley Kiss make-up.
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Sometimes it's cool to play major third and minor third diads back-to-back, or a minor third followed by a root/fifth diad - whatever combo sounds good.
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The easiest place to get a natural harmonic on any string is at the 12th fret. All you do is lightly rest one of your left-hand fingers on a string directly above that fret and then pick it.
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Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.
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When you're on the road, you've got to have your four-track - or some kind of recording device to jam on and have a good time.
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With the right outlook, you can learn to entertain yourself and entertain each other so you can enjoy doing what you're doing. There's obviously gonna be highs and lows, and the trick to it is to be able to maintain composure and stay high even when you're in the lows. That way, when you hit the highs ,it'll be twice as killer.
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Every song is different.