Playing Quotes
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I remember playing the Royal Albert Hall, and a guy would say, 'Ten minutes to stage time,' and I'd get so nervous.
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When I joined, they were like "Woah, dude!", because I came right out of that type of playing. But obviously with P. Roach there's more groove. I like doing those slower big fills, but I also like injecting some of that punk rock urgency. But I definitely need to mix it up, because if I was playing all fast fills all the time, it just wouldn't work.
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We've got a lot more Polynesians playing rugby in Australia and now these young guys have come through our development system and are making their way into the national team.
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Anytime you're playing a major, the last four or five holes, it's not going to be easy. It's never a guarantee. It's never easy.
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It's much less interesting as an actor playing someone who's purely good or purely evil.
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When an ensemble is really tight or playing as one, it's a transcendental experience. It is spiritual. It goes beyond the ensemble. Ray and I and Robby and Jim were pretty tight, musically and spiritually.
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Broadband access is the great equalizer, leveling the playing field so that every willing and able person, no matter their station in life, has access to the information and tools necessary to achieve the American Dream.
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That was something to behold -- it was another level. At halftime we were disturbed about the way we were playing. We came out, and Kobe just found a way to do everything.
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My rookie year, he helped me so much. Him and Don Perkins, the fullback that was ahead of me. Perk helped me a lot. I told him one time, I said, "Perk, you're helping me? I'm trying to beat you out.” He said, "Walt, I want to go to the playoffs. I want to go to the Super Bowl. If you're better than me, you oughtta be playing instead of me.” But I never was better than him. If he hadn't retired, I'd still be sitting on the bench.
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I love playing rock music, man. You give me a guitar in my hands, and I go out there, and, for me, it's like...you know, some dudes like hunting, fishing, going out and playing ball in the backyard with their buddies on a rainy day. I like being out with my buddies playing rock guitar. That's what I love to do.
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Oh, we're playing nice now? Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?
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I love melody, and that's what I love about pop music. The words can become what they are through a special melody. I learned to play guitar by myself, and writing songs came with playing guitar, so the writing isn't one part and the music something else.
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And Paul hits this chord, and I turn to him and say, 'That's it! Do that again!' In those days we really used to absolutely write like that - both playing into each other's noses.
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Nothing says inspiration like a plane flying over your head while you're playing.
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Amazing uke playing to be relished.
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As long as our kids can focus on playing their games and not worry about what everybody else is shooting at them and they take care of attacking the golf course, I think we'll be OK.
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When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.
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It's a different feeling; I like touring and playing on the road better, but recording has its good spots.
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I can't do all that riddly diddly stuff. I'm not good enough. It's all about not playing.
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I didn't like what we did. You can't leave one country and head off to another and spend more time on the plane than training or playing.
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I'm the same guy. I'm trying make sure I focus on what I'm supposed to be focusing on which is playing ball. I'm trying all out. Everything else is just B.S.
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I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.
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The distance between me and Benny [Goodman], was that I was trying to play a musical thing, and Benny was trying to swing. Benny had great fingers; I'd never deny that. But listen to our two versions of 'Star Dust.' I was playing; he was swinging.
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What he's doing now, he has proven he could do that over his whole career. He has worked hard to get back and now he's happy, healthy and used to playing the way he always has.
