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Alvin Lee

"He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and Jimi loved it. He paid me a huge compliment when he told me that he was thinking of doing something similar himself!"

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"He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and Jimi loved it. He paid me a huge compliment when he told me that he was thinking of doing something similar himself!"

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Donna Grant

"Eye Contact. Direct eye contact is one of the best compliments you can give to another. You are subliminally telling them that you are listening, they matter, and that what they have to say is important."

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Donna Grant

"For me, it's a compliment to be compared with Marilyn, the unforgettable actress, the most beautiful one of all. But, curves aside, we have very little in common."

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Donna Grant

"I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget."

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Donna Grant

"I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment."

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Donna Grant

"I don't believe in trouble. Because I think that trouble is sometimes good, sometimes bad. I've been known to be called trouble, which I think is quite a compliment. But I suppose, thinking about it, that my best and worst trouble has always had something to do with a man."

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Donna Grant

"Certain girls deserve lots of flowers. You are one of them."

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Donna Grant

"I can't simulate you with moon, moon is fully naked and you are fully clothed."

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Donna Grant

"Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around."

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Donna Grant

"When I got finished, Gershwin paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, 'Boy, even I couldn't do that.'"

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Donna Grant

"UN-Impressive 'Compliments' . . . When compliments are used as a passive-aggressive way to manipulate others for personal gain. Delivering a back-handed compliment which makes others feel bad. Dishonesty-you say it but really do not mean it. False bravado. Manufacturing the moment for your ulterior motives. Pandering to win affection, a vote, or approval. Exaggerating and being over-zealous. Being hypocritical. Expressing preferential treatment or making an unfair comparison. When it draws attention to a person's weakness, disabilities, or shortcomings. When it is inappropriate and off-color."

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Alvin Lee
"I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school."

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Alvin Lee
"I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records."

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Alvin Lee
"The chances of a reunion now are less likely. I was thinking of having a 40th anniversary of the band, but now they are really another band, so it's all a bit weird."

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Alvin Lee
"So if you see Ten Years After, it's not me anymore. I'm very happy with what I am doing now."

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Alvin Lee
"It wasn't until the movie came out that it all changed for us. Some people say it was the start of Ten Years After, but in another way, it was the beginning of the end."

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Alvin Lee
"I just play to the people I can see. So it's almost like you are playing to the first few rows of the crowd. You can see the faces of the first hundred people, but then it becomes a blur as the crowds disappear over the hill."

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Alvin Lee
"They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I don't think is very cool. To be honest, they have had to do that as it's the only way they can get any work."

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Alvin Lee
"It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up."

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Alvin Lee
"George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy."

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Alvin Lee
"It will be the first time I've played live with a double bass."

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