Bad Company Quotes
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Songs do write themselves through you; I know people find it hard to believe, but it's true.
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When I was 14, I heard Otis Redding in a club local to me, and I was blown away. It leaped out at me and went straight to my heart. I set my sights on singing like that.
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I think it is tiring to listen to digital music for too long.
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I got the idea for the song 'Bad Company' when I saw a poster for the Jeff Bridges movie, and it reminded of an old Victorian picture that I'd once seen, and it said, 'Beware of bad company.' So I sat down at the piano and started to write the song.
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Without music in schools' curriculum, there is a void for young people to express, explore, and experience music.
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Otis Redding, his voice, there was something spiritual and unworldly and at the same time, very deeply connected with the human connection and the way one feels about life in general, love, life, and everything, really.
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Being in a band is all-consuming, and I like to have a life.
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I still love playing live because a good gig is the most exciting thing ever.
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When I play solo, that's when I put it all together. I go through all of the songs that I've written wtih all of the different bands; that, for me, tells its own story, and the DVDs really enforce that.
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I've been influenced by so many great people , like Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, so many great blues and soul artists that I completely revere. So it's strange for me, actually, to hear somebody say, 'Oh, I was deeply influenced by your music.'
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When Free came together, there was a creative magic around us, something unique and different.
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The one thing I loved about blues and soul was the way they taught the world how to express such deep feelings.
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I look at John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, guys who had a fantastic longevity, and I learned something from them. They didn't try to sell records. They weren't saying, 'Ok, what can I write, what can I do in the studio that will sell?' They were just doing their thing, and people picked up on it. I like the idea of that.
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Like any long term relationships we’ve had our ups and downs. I like to think that there is still mutual respect between us as well as a love of Bad Company and our music.
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Ann Wilson has an amazing voice and is a brilliant songwriter.
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One of my dreams was always to have a piano - a room with a piano overlooking the ocean or a lake.
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I carry my own tea, food, and Tabasco on the plane with me.
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I'm a big fan of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.
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I have a lot of analog. I think a lot of people do. There are a lot of people that are re-discovering it. I still have a lot of my old records from back in the day. It's a joy to play things like Junior Wells' 'Hoodoo Man Blues,' and John Mayall & The Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton. There's a warmth that you can still feel.
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'When I'm Sixty-Four' hasn't worn well, but George Harrison's 'Within You Without You' is awesome.
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A song isn't finished until it's played live, and then it moves on.
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I didn't 'join' Queen. We played together and found a strong connection, did a TV show, and carried on - then I suddenly realised I'd been with these guys for four years. If I'd been called up and asked to join, I would have said no.
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I saw The Jeff Beck Group at the Marquee Club in 1967, when he was with Rod Stewart, and holy smokes, they were amazing.
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I find the more you analyze, the less you really know.