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"But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play."
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"I get to play a killer next."
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"I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person."
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"Lyricists play with words."
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"That is just what life is when it is beautiful and happy - a game! Naturally, one can also do all kinds of other things with it, make a duty of it, or a battleground, or a prison, but that does not make it any prettier."
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"I never play without my cape."
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"That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one gets done, because at least you'll have something to go back to if that play gets trashed."
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"I don't think I want to play a teenager anymore."
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"I held out a lead figurine of Hades-the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter.Nico hesitated. "I don't play that game anymore. It's for kids.""It's got four thousand attack power," I coaxed."Five thousand," Nico corrected. "But only if your opponent attacks first."I smiled. "Maybe it's okay to still be a kid once in a while."
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"I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do."
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"You don't have to live the blues to play the blues."
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"So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop."
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"I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was different... different personalities and musical tastes."
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"But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together."
Fire
"I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me."
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"So, to come In with a set routine it's something I've never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel."
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"And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that."
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"I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning."
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"I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night."
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"If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician."
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"Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice."
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