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Rick Wakeman

"When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!"

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Akiroq Brost

"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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Akiroq Brost

"I can play every instrument there is, every horn, I've played all the saxes and trumpets and everything and keyboards."

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Akiroq Brost

"I named it that because more or less each person from the band used to play in other bands and when we left respective bands other members from those bands all sort of changed round. It was a big sort of move thing. I got it from that, I suppose."

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Akiroq Brost

"I play in the low 80s. If it's any hotter than that, I won't play."

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Akiroq Brost

"I usually play disenfranchised youth."

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Akiroq Brost

"The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different."

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Akiroq Brost

"Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement."

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Akiroq Brost

"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her."

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Akiroq Brost

"I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast."

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Akiroq Brost

"I ain't heard anyone play like I do in my band and I am very happy about that."

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"Country and western is the music of the devil. That's the real truth of the matter. My late Mother, bless her, loved country and western. God, I couldn't handle it."
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"My faith is very private to me. It plays an important part in my life, but I do not try and throw my beliefs at others. I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs, but have a deep concern that religion and faith are currently a long way apart from each other."
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"As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist."
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"I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place."
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"Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One."
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"I'm always writing or playing because that is my life."
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"My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you never knew who you would be working with until you arrived at the studio."
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"People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits."
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"When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!"
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"I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period."
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