Peter Silberman Quotes
We’re pretty much constantly on tour right now, and we’ve adapted most of the songs to sound different than they do on record. That keeps us going and engaged, to be changing these songs and sounds, making the live show bigger and washier.
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Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.
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If it wasn't for what goes on in the world of politics, we wouldn't really have much of a show.
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I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.
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I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.
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I tend to name albums after one of the songs.
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My personal style is ever changing.
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Every battalion has its marching songs.
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I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.
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I love the idea of metamorphosing and changing, the legalized insanity of acting.
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My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.
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I'm a lover of songs.
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It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun - I love changing up my hair.
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Ru Paul knew details of the 'Burnett Show' that even surprised me.
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I did a musical when I was 17, an amateur show, and I loved it.
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My first time on TV doing stand-up, I actually did this show in Holland called 'The Comedy Factory' hosted by Jorgen Raymann. It was in 2006 in Holland. It was amazing. I had only been doing stand-up for four years, and I booked that gig through the Just For Laughs Montreal festival, and they flew me out and put me up.
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We became the songs we wrote.
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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
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I don't think there's anything anybody's doing that the Beatles didn't at least try at some point.
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Jill Soloway is a friend of mine. She does 'Transparent,' and she's amazingly funny and brilliant and bright. And I love her show.
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I like lots of songs, and I find it quite interesting to do [cover songs] from time to time. My first solo hit was in 1973, the Dylan song “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall.”
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Living is the same thing as dying. Living well is the same thing as dying for others.
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We’re pretty much constantly on tour right now, and we’ve adapted most of the songs to sound different than they do on record. That keeps us going and engaged, to be changing these songs and sounds, making the live show bigger and washier.
