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Benmont Tench

"If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin."

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"If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin."

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"The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on."

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"The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality."

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"If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance."

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"The person whose attention is in the 'pure Soul' is known as a renowned person. No one in the past had been celebrated as a famous person, they were called renowned persons. To be famous is the result of an 'above normal' state."

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"Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine."

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"You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person."

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"I'm not bothered by the paparazzi and I don't feel hemmed in, I've never felt that. My youth, mind you, there wasn't quite the same attention to celebrities as there is now, but I've never felt that."

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"I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world."

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"Very often the law of extremity demands an attention to irrelevance."

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"You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song."
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