Max Roach Quotes
I think that the rhythm sections, drummers in particular, are the unsuing heroes of the music. It's the rhythm section that has changed the styles from one period to the other.
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You flew too near the sun and you were scorched.
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Up till now I wrote the songs on my acoustic guitar alone with the Lord. Then I would take the song and share it with my family and then we all would figure out instrumentation together.
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I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.
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Sometimes when I play that old six-string, I think about you, wonder what went wrong.
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I think that the rhythm sections, drummers in particular, are the unsuing heroes of the music. It's the rhythm section that has changed the styles from one period to the other.
