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I think the rhythm is like the spine of the piece. If you change that, then the body that forms around it is changed as well.
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The transition as far as our living conditions has been relatively easy. But as far as our mental state, I think everyone's suffering right now.
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Dream big and surround yourself with brilliance, even if you end up dressed up like a flower or a sexually transmitted disease.
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To be honest, producing records interests me less at the moment and I really don't want to get involved in album projects that are going to take up a lot of time.
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It depends on the timing of the runoff as to how much they (water managers) can put in the reservoir.
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I prefer black music in general.
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Studios always seem to be in basements without natural light and with black everything.
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I'm fascinated by what people will do to each other. Actually, I'm sort of interested in the gory details of life.
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They kept the place up so nice. They were out there all the time taking care of things.
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I just don't think of myself as a star. This is what I do for a living; I'm fortunate that I make ends meet.
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The outside world is black and white with only one color dead.
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When we're touring America or Europe, we use our own plane and a great advantage of that is it cuts out an awful lot of time checking in. You literally drive up to the plane, get on and then drive off at the other end.
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It took us a little time to get rolling. But, we had a good inning and got the win.
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In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to Canada to be near her parents.
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In some ways, I'm just a visual person.
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You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic, by the time it's finished, is a bit of a disappointment.
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Many people think of me as a perfectionist, someone who polishes and shines each song and performance. I've always been bothered by that assumption.
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The industry does have some influence on who gets other awards. With the Mercury Prize, they don't. Jon comes from the business, but his heart is still very much in the music. Currently, we have about 12 major names that have said they want to be a part of MUDDA.
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I started drumming around the same time I came across this part of American history. But there seemed to be a way forward playing drums. There didn't seem to be a way forward being fascinated by a piece of history.
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I'm not trying necessarily to become a movie star; that wouldn't be bad but that's not the aim. I'm just trying to do interesting things and go into areas where I've not been before.
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All I set out to do was to earn a living playing drums, you know? And as luck would have it, I've surpassed that.
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He taught me a lot about perseverance. Like, put that smile on and see where it takes you.
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Happy music that is genuinely joyful is probably the hardest music to write. I think miserable stuff is more natural to the human condition and maybe more cathartic.
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We've got to get in to get out.