"The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal."

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"The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal."

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"Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Genius, Ability

"A genius is a grown-up that did not grow up."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Genius, Wisdom, Innocence, Truth, Creativity

"A popular author is one who writes what the people think. Genius invites them to think something else."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Genius, Thought, Creativity, Insight

"Genius must be born, and never can be taught."

John Dryden, English Poet

Genius,

"The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human."

Honore De Balzac, French Novelist

Genius, Action, Man, Mind

"This was genius at close quarters, and genius had that something above normal in it that was a great strain upon the ordinary mind and feeling. All five were different from each other, yet each had that curious quality of burning intensity, the single-mindedness of purpose that made such a terrifying impression. She did not know whether it were a quality of brain or rather a quality of outlook, of intensity. But each of them, she thought, was in his or her way a passionate idealist."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Genius, Intensity, Passion, Idealism

"Of all the things in the world, I'm particularly amazed at, is the conviction with which the MIND, endorses an Idea, which is phenomenal, as it differentiates the Genius from Mediocre, or not to forget the human stupidity in particular!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Genius, Stupidity, Idea, Judgment

"Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Genius, Soul

"If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Genius, Force, Learning, May

"Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Genius, Infinite

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"I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great to listen to."

Jazz,

"I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings."

Old,

"When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible."

Play, Song

"Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated."

Winter, World

"I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular."

Popular,

"I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline."

Discipline,

"I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band."

Want,

"I'm very moved by Renaissance music, but I still love to play hard rock - though only if it's sophisticated and has some thought behind it."

Love, Music, Thought, Play

"Simplicity is the key."

Key, Simplicity

"When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag."

Day, End, Feeling, Waiting