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
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He was just a young kid and every day he would take a cab from the bakery, which I think was on Oxford and Richmond and he'd come to the Gardens with cakes and pies. With the type of personality he had, it didn't take long for everyone to like him.
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He wasn't lost in the system. We knew he was here ... we hold them until the judge says to hold him no longer.
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He was one tough son of a gun. He weighed about 175 pounds when he fought Charles, but he went toe-to-toe with him.
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He was probably the best-blocking running back I ever saw. He was just an outstanding player who always knew how to keep the team loose. He always had everyone laughing when he would pull tricks on guys.
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He was probably helped early on by being a small player in a rapidly growing market. He honed his skills and management team, and whatever flaws he had, which were few, were gone by the late '90s, and he chewed up everybody in sight.
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He was exceptional when he had to be. He made really big saves for us on some of their power plays.
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He was in control of that real well. He putted a lot better on the second day because he was a lot closer to the pins.
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He was hurt when people didn't either embrace Yoko or his love for Yoko, but finally he didn't care.
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He speaks out pretty strongly and quickly and some would say harshly on ... what he would see as a sort of giveaway to big business.
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I always expect good performances out of our starters, want them to go deep and believe in them -- but what they did is way above and beyond my expectations and those of a lot of other people.
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I always don't curl that well against them - I don't know what it is.
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I always came early an talked philosophies and game situations with Red. I don't even know if he was aware of what he was doing for me.
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He was a hair away from starting last year, so we feel real good about our keeper situation.
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He was a great competitor and what Dan wanted to do was win, ... and as long as he felt he was getting the right help from the sideline, he certainly appreciated that. I coached him 13 years of his 17-year career and we put up big numbers.