Robert Trujillo Quotes
Back in the day, being a young, inspired bass player, I started to gravitate toward jazz fusion. I almost would have called myself an elitist. I got to the point where, for a little bit there, I was more interested in instrumental music.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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This was just one of many times God has spared me.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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I think where it's going is toward what the music industry is like, where channels will be considered more like labels that carry the type of TV show that you like, and then you'll consume them however you can. For example, I don't really watch Showtime, but I bought 'Homeland,' and I've been watching every episode on my iPad.
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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Writing a memoir is such a private, personal experience that it's intimidating to think of adapting it for television.
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Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.
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Dare to visualize a world in which your most treasured dreams have become true.
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I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing.
Nastassja Kinski -
I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'
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I'm glad that our music motivates people to exercise. If I had to pick just one song to run to, it would be 'Violet' by Hole. It makes me want to run.
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As a DJ, it's my job to break new music. And instead of it just being the stuff that's coming from the major labels or the big pop records, I've always gravitated to something that's just different, you know?
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It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself.
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Has anyone actually asked the customer if they want to have something available directly after the show? You hear that three bags are going to be released tomorrow in five shops, so you produce 15 bags. How many customers are you going to satisfy with that? Fifteen!
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By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.
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Back in the day, being a young, inspired bass player, I started to gravitate toward jazz fusion. I almost would have called myself an elitist. I got to the point where, for a little bit there, I was more interested in instrumental music.
