Roger O'Donnell Quotes
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I was dragged screaming and kicking to their second show ever in Toronto and although it was pretty rough I felt something was there.
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I met her at a concert in Toronto and we immediately became very close and the working relationship blossomed like a flower. She didn’t tell me she could sing at first as she was still developing her style, she has come a long way since then and I am very proud to have been a small part of what she is doing today.
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I have been a musician for a long time as you reminded me earlier, haha. I have a lot of influences and experiences. Every time I start to play it’s a total synthesis of everything I have ever heard or played. There are three musicians that have influenced me more than anyone else, Herbie Hancock, Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix
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Erin and I work quite separately and it depends on whose project it is as to how it works out.
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They all live in quite separate boxes actually although the Machetes project is beginning to take over my life! They represent and are an inspiration to me and a reminder of where I came from, I am very passionate about this band. I have been working with Erin for so long now she is a part of me and my music. Ian is my oldest and closest friend, we have been striving for the same goals artistically for years now
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Machetes are party to the inner depths of my knowledge, things that I don’t even remember!
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I would love to work with Billy Corgan but then he knows that… I dream of playing with Herbie Hancock but I think if it ever happened I would just break down and cry!
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I have my own label which releases some very nice music, it’s called 99 Times out of 10 Records.
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We have a small UK tour booked and some studio time and a lot of drinking and partying and talking like pirates! Hahaha!
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On my songs, they always start on the Voyager and I start with a simple loop and build it up from there. I usually give the whole thing to Erin finished, often with lyrics and she makes the vocal melody work with the song.