John Densmore Quotes
Bass players and drummers are brothers in the basement cooking up the groove that makes people move.
Quotes to Explore
-
Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
-
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.
-
I was interested in the war part of 'Star Wars,' so I started reading about what it's like to go to war, what that does to you psychically, about the adrenaline and the rush.
-
Idling is not my strong suit.
-
I really feel all my adult life has been spent in that little black box. If a wonderful part on TV came along I would do it. But I don't want to do a recurring role. It would just be my luck that the thing would be successful. I'm old enough now and also secure enough financially that I really only want to do what I want to do.
-
Leaving your country at a tender age really rearranges the way you perceive the world. So I feel marginally attached to many places rather than deeply attached to any one place.
-
I tell the kids, somebody's gotta win, somebody's gotta lose. Just don't fight about it. Just try to get better.
-
Only get rid altogether of your nonsensical trash about the beautiful, which I nor anybody else, nor yourself to boot, could ever understand,-only free yourself of that, and your success in life is as sure as daylight.
-
We must realize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.
-
I am going to take a long, hard look at when we think we should start up.
-
I have a reputation for giving unpopular answers at Democratic debates. I never used marijuana. Sorry!
-
You're always frustrated, you don't have the chance to do a song on the album, like the Beatles did with Ringo and George, or like Led Zeppelin, where everybody was given a chance to contribute. There never is a chance with the Stones.
-
The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
-
From Mark's standpoint, when he was playing last year we weren't as good certainly as we are now, ... I think we're better now. And hopefully that will prove out to be the case.
-
Trying to win five straight is a tough deal up here. Our backs have been against the wall for five weeks.
-
For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
-
Players don't usually like anybody who makes more money than they do.
-
I'm constantly recording and playing down in the basement, and my voice is starting to sound really good. There's cracks and scratches in my voice that have been there since I was 19. It hasn't changed that much.
