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John Otto

"We've got many different sides of music to us."

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"One must indeed test the strings to this life, bounce the bow, wet the mouthpiece, prepare for the deeper music that follows."

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"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is."

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"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

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"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

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"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."

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"We could argue about what constitutes the creepiest line in pop music, but for me it's early Beatles- John Lennon, actually- singing 'I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man."

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"Music fills the void between the heart and soul and connects them in heavenly delights."

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"Music is the fastest motivator in the world."

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"I listen to music constantly while writing."

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"Music has the ability to express in the upbeat every brilliant aspect of existence, while on the downbeat convey the anguish that a human being experiences when apprehending the fleeting nature of time, and the mysterious torture of living and dying. Music stands alone in its ability to communicate the symbols and phases of life, both being and nonbeing."

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"Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality."
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"When I was young, I had one of those Yamaha drum machines, and I used to practice to that quite a bit, just to practice soloing and being in time and completing all my phrases."
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"I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing."
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"We knew we wanted to put a lot of melody into it - a lot more than what we did on our first album."
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"I think jazz is a wonderful learning tool."
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"Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that."
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"I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that."
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"Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure."
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"I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I didn't have the groove exactly where I wanted it."
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"I'd take the syncopation and play swing, and then read the syncopation lines with my left hand."
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