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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 have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book."
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"Do well and you will have no need for ancestors."
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"It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow."
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"One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived."
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"The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all."
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"If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try."
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"The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesman."
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"If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail."
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"Well, you might as well imitate your own program because if you don't, someone else will."
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"We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs."
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"Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity. I don't think I ever had to listen to anyone else to learn how to play drums. I wish I could say that for about ten thousand other drummers."
Creativity
"There were so many individual styles thirty or forty years ago."
Years
"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."
Opportunity
"I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning."
Learning
"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
"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."
Will
"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."
Play
"To have everything written for you... It's not really creating. That's why I think symphony drummers are so limited. They 're limited to exactly what was played a hundred years before them by a thousand other drummers."
Years
"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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"And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real players. They had an influence on everybody, not just drummers."
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