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Charlie Watts

"I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them."

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"I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them."

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Amber Hurdle

"Hey, pretty book, why don't you lie in my lap awhile?"

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"All I ever wanted to do was play the drums; I felt good about myself when I played the drums. So I worked anywhere and everywhere I could lug my drums in."

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Amber Hurdle

"Inherit the Wind is a wonderful play, and I was in the original with Paul Muni."

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Amber Hurdle

"You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile."

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Amber Hurdle

"Want to play baseball?' she asked. Shane's eyes opened, and he stopped stroking her hair. "What?' "First base,' she said. "You're already there.' "I'm not running the bases.' "Well, you could at least steal second.' "Jeez, Claire. I used to distract myself with sports stats at times like these, but now you've gone and ruined it."

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Amber Hurdle

"Lots of times I'll play lead and rhythm together."

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Amber Hurdle

"I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks."

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Amber Hurdle

"I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up."

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Amber Hurdle

"I agree totally with Metheny regarding the sound influencing the way you play."

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Amber Hurdle

"I taught myself to play the piano. I've always been able to play, the minute I could get my hands up. I've always wanted to play the piano. It's the only instrument I've ever really liked, and it's the only one that's ever interested me."

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"When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them."
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"People say I play real loud. I don't, actually. I'm recorded loud and a lot of that is because we have good engineers. Mick knows what a good drum sound is as well, so that's part of the illusion really. I can't play loud."
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"Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic."
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"I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way he played."
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"Usually I can hear the pianos, the saxophone, and usually I can hear Ronnie. But I really need to listen to Keith and Mick. The rest of the band is sort of an embellishment to that."
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"I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home every night."
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"We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the road, usually for something like eight to 12 hours a night. It took six weeks to do it this time. We just play virtually everything we know."
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"You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it?"
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"I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that's it."
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