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"And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real players. They had an influence on everybody, not just drummers."
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"Not to be the salt and light on earth is to lack understanding."
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"We all have the power to influence others. It is up to us, whether we are going to abuse that power to manipulate people or use it to help them."
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"Be a source of influence to others."
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"You are the voice of God in this world."
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"The church must be involved in all the seven spheres of life extending the virtues and principles of the kingdom of God."
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"Suspense consumes your opponents, whereas mystery intrigues your followers."
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"The values of a nation can be made from the pulpit of the land."
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"With the gentle force of their words, the dogged warmth of their embrace, and the assuring touch of souls softly bared, mothers are silently shaping whole societies and authoring entire cultures that sit poised on the horizon of the future. And although we ignorantly relegate such roles to some lower caste status, we would be wise to understand that the role of a mother sets the cadence of the future."
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"Believers must step out of the four walls of the church and take the gospel of the kingdom into every sphere of life."
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"The right song can turn an emperor into a laughingstock, can bring down dynasties."
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"So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop."
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"I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was different... different personalities and musical tastes."
Leader
"But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together."
Fire
"I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me."
Time
"And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real players. They had an influence on everybody, not just drummers."
Influence
"So, to come In with a set routine it's something I've never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel."
Play
"To have everything written for you... It's not really creating. That's why I think symphony drummers are so limited. They 're limited to exactly what was played a hundred years before them by a thousand other drummers."
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"I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way."
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"And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that."
Will
"I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning."
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