Joe Satriani Quotes
Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.

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To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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This little hobbit saves the world. The wizard kills the dragon and saves the town. So many people connect to that character; it doesn't matter if it's an elf or a hobbit or a dwarf. It doesn't matter. They're human in their heart and soul.
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The American people do not want their taxpayer dollars funding any activity that runs counter to the security of our nation or our ally Israel.
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I like to go to my simple cottage by the ocean or, really, any beach!
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When I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just want everyone to be at ease, and not have the show's creators think, 'Oh my god, he's so English, why did we hire him?'
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People think I'm just an old Luddite, but that's untrue. I buy every new gizmo as it comes out, play with it until I understand how it works, and then give it away.
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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I'm not a one-issue person.
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I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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The first songs I learned was 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline and 'At Last' by Etta James. I had been growing up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, great bands.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.
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Youth is really in your attitude, not in what you look like.
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You show up in Paris, and on the drive from the airport to the hotel you're like, 'This is so cool! I want to see something! I want to go to the Eiffel Tower!' And then you leave the next morning. You think, Oh, I didn't get to do anything. I tell people: I've been just about everywhere, but I've seen nothing.
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I mean whatever I do it's important that I put my stamp on it and keep it in my world, whether I'm doing a dance track or something like the Russian album for example.
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All these problems [deciding cases] are easier for people who believe in God. Those of us who don't or can't have to do the best we can. That's what the law is, the best we can do. Human justice is imperfect, but it's the only justice we have.
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I'd defend myself. But I don't go around shoving people around; that's not me at all - that's for a cop. I'm not into that type of behavior at all.
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When I don’t know where to go and life feels a lot like a tornado, spinning me around without a place to land, there in chaos we lock eyes. You always show up right on time, swear you calm the storm at the touch of your hand.
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I usually have poor to absent relations with editors because they have a habit of desiring changes and I resist changes.
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Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.