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Johnny Rivers

"In 1965, Gibson made the red one I use now, and a black one, which was the first black 335 they ever made."

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Assegid Habtewold

"I've been playing with Blackwell over 20 years. We used to play when I first went to Los Angeles. Blackwell plays the drums as if he's playing a wind instrument. Actually, he sounds more like a talking drum."

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"We were engaged three-and-a-half weeks after the first date."

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"At synods, I usually wait about a week before I speak. First I listen. I feel the temperature. I listen to what has been said, what has not been said, and what I think needs to be said at that point."

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"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."

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"My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts."

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"My first record came out in 1961 and then I had one come out in 1962 and then I had two that came out in 1964."

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"It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going."

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"But when I would see the surrogate, my first instinct, my first reaction would be jealousy, because she was doing what I wanted to do."

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"First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'."

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"The job in Wisconsin was the first genuine offer of an academic job in a university which I received."

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Johnny Rivers
"In 1965, Gibson made the red one I use now, and a black one, which was the first black 335 they ever made."

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Johnny Rivers
"Jack and I usually get together and sit around in the afternoons and start throwing ideas around."

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Johnny Rivers
"But I always loved songs with great lyrics."

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Johnny Rivers
"One of the first groups we signed was the Fifth Dimension."

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Johnny Rivers
"The first amp I had back in the '50s was a small Fender."

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Johnny Rivers
"I think after 1970 or so, after I sold Soul City, I took off for awhile and didn't do too many gigs."

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Johnny Rivers
"After that initial success, every chance we got we'd hire that remote recording truck and just record stuff at the Whisky because it was so inexpensive."

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Johnny Rivers
"I loved playing and I was actually working two jobs."

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"I was working at this club in downtown L.A. from four to eight at night, just Eddie Rubin, the drummer, and I."

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"About two months into the Whisky, I borrowed some money and rented a remote recording truck."

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