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But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch. Luther Allison
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Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general. Lionel Hampton
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I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change. Lionel Hampton
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Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G. Lionel Hampton
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The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do. Lionel Hampton
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Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands. Lionel Hampton
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I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano. Lionel Hampton
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Certainly in a lyrical supporting role with Corgan and company that I've worked with, so it wasn't that big of a stretch for me. Jimmy Chamberlin
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'Cause I can make more money going in and doing my recordings and selling them through my entities that I have, rather than going to a record co. and them release a record and pay me 5 percent of what they make off it. Mickey Gilley
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But, when it comes to all the other little instruments, of which there's a lot in the stuff I've done the last couple of years, I do it all myself. Danny Elfman
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But that kind of falls in line; when you think about it, James Brown was a funk minimalist. All of those parts create a sum that's larger than than the individual parts. Charlie Hunter
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But these days, it's hard to make it just on a beautiful voice. Crystal Gayle
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Bubbles was a very good dancer. Tremendous dancer. He was one of our leading dancers of the country at that time. And, of course, he didn't have much of a voice. Cab Calloway
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But back then the thing that saved me was the music, and it's certainly the music that saves me now. The music, my family and my friends and everybody around me. Jimmy Chamberlin
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But as far as cocktails, a couple of ladies that I've dated in the past really loved Rum and Coke. So I like that occasionally, with a twist of lime. Bobby Sherman
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Because of time, we've learned that there are some things that you really have to maintain, like a normal home life; and that's a plus. Tom Araya
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I'm also going to direct this movie. It's a turn of the century piece called Ge ROUGE. It's got zombies with some early New Orleans voodoo. Glenn Danzig
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I'm always on tour, so that's something that goes on that's pretty constant. Seventy to 80 concerts a year. I'm on the road about 160 days a year. Judy Collins
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I'm always looking for cool stuff to do because that's what we're supposed to do, ya know? Josh Homme
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My Dad says I've made a name for myself and now I can pull back and appreciate what I do instead of striving to get to my next gig. Vince Gill
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Music is the say way. If you desire to play it or write it, then you have to get more information. But the end result is that you play music. Ornette Coleman
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Music has never been at a better time than it is right now, we're really lucky to be a part of this wonderful thing called music. Tre Cool
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My audience was my life. What I did and how I did it, was all for my audience. Cab Calloway
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Monk was great jazz artist, but geniuses have a little extra something. There's that little something that you know is a little different. Billy Eckstine
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My favorite moment of the whole thing was when John Belushi suggested that I get a hold of all the blues records I could so I could research the music. Steve Cropper
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Now, when we first started, I would be playing something good and then feel like I wasn't doing the right thing and launch into some idiotic cliche. Luckily for me, Bobby was patient. Charlie Hunter
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Now that it's out, I feel free - like a bird that's been let out of a cage. For the first time in my life, I feel free to live my life, my dreams. LaToya Jackson
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No charges have been filed by the L.A. district attorney's office, and for that I am appreciative. I have said it before, but we all make mistakes, and the day will come soon enough where you no longer read of mine in the tabloids. Scott Stapp
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'Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally. Jon Crosby
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For some time I've had my eye on Tom McCall's seat - which is a great deal more than he's had on it.
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I don't remember what was going through my mind, but what was going through my body was fear and terror. I had been on the road with Johnny and working gigs and playing a lot of the organ clubs. John Abercrombie
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I don't think you can replaces great themes. But I think people do want to hear fresh arrangements of them. They don't want to hear them played the same way all the time. Stan Kenton
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I have spent money on the most foolish things.But when I think back about it I really wonder how foolish my motives really were. Randy Castillo