"I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead." - Clarence Clemons, The Big Man, born this day in 1942.
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"Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'" - Pat Benatar, born this day in 1953.
"Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." - David Bowie, born this day in 1947.
"If there was a wrong note, it didn't matter as long as it was rocking." - Malcolm Young of AC/DC.
"To be called an elder statesman is so unbelievably insulting. Brad Pitt is exactly three years younger than me." - Michael Stipe, born this day in 1960.
"When I was doing sessions, I played with three different drummers everyday. You'd get to know the ones you'd have a nice time with and the ones who were going to be hard bloody work. As soon as I heard John Bonham play, I knew this was going to be great - somebody who knows what he's doing and swings like a bastard. We locked together as a team immediately." - John Paul Jones, born this day in 1946.
Wishing everyone perfect health, the best of fortune and unbridled joy in 2022. If you and yours are healthy, happy and safe, I reckon that's about the best you can possibly do.
“The answer to the million-dollar question is yes, when Bob Stinson died, something died in me and Tommy, and we've never been the same since.” - Paul Westerberg, born this day in 1960.
"I opened the door for a lot of people, and they just ran through and left me holding the knob." - Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), born this day in 1928.
Thanks for opening that door, Bo.
"I didn't have to leave my neighborhood to be surrounded by the things that 'Super Fly' is about. It was about an environment that I knew. Reading the script, I started feeling very deeply bad for Freddie. Between his friends, his partners, and his woman, he was catching a hard time. 'Freddie's Dead' came to me immediately." - Curtis Mayfield
"I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. I started calling people, and nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and I did it in this guy's basement. I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.' - Mavis Staples
"Well, you know (picking booger) I was with Uncle Tupelo (looks at booger) for a few years (flicks booger) and it was great (picks earwax)..." - Jay Farrar, born this day in 1966. This quote exactly as Jay typed it. You get it.
The timing of the music makes it even sweeter...
"I'd like to think that when I sing a song, I can let you know all about the heartbreak, struggle, lies and kicks in the ass I've gotten over the years for being black and everything else, without actually saying a word about it." - Ray Charles
"When you're a kid and you're trying to find your own voice, it's rather daunting to hear somebody like Howlin' Wolf, because you know that you'll never achieve that." - Tom Waits
"Music is the only religion that delivers the goods." - Frank Zappa, born this day in 1940.
"You need bad things to make good things. It’s like with farming— if you want to grow a good crop, you need a lot of manure." - Mike Watt, born this day in 1957.
"I hung at the studio. Myself and James Booker and several other musicians, as kids, we just literally hung at the studio, hoping somebody would get sick or get hurt and that we'd get to sub for them." - Dr. John
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