Don Was
Don Was
Don Wasis an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was led the 1980s funk rock band Was. In later years he produced songs and albums for a large number of popular recording artists. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 September 1952
CountryUnited States of America
I was a safari guide in the 1980s in Kenya.
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In the first place, it's surreal to watch filming, to see the little ideas you had in your head and now Taylor Kitsch is doing it, or Salma Hayek. And then to see it loud and bright onscreen is a trip.
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You know, I mean this sincerely, you know, I'm so grateful that I get to get up in the morning and do this, you know, and write books.
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We always think of borders as something that separates two peoples but of course they unite them. It's something you have in common, literally.
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So I thought I should write five pages a day. And that's what I did. Eventually I had a book.
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Producing words isn't a problem for me. And I usually write two books at a time. When one horse gets winded, you jump on the other.
As a surfer, I think of places like a wave: you see one thing on the surface. But you always know there's something different going on underneath.
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A great review is great. A bad review is the worst.
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I was trying in 'The Power of the Dog' to write a brutally accurate in-your-face, if you will, description of 30 years in the war on drugs. And the effect that that had on people.
My problem is not that there are too few ideas out there. It's that there are too many.
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The bridge to Coronado Island off San Diego was built because the mob had a hotel there and needed a way to get people out there.
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Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana.
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I'd like to say this was our worst game. Unfortunately, I can't.
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The players get no respect around here. They give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from other teams love to see that. That's why nobody wants to play here.