Yer Ol' Uncle D

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 22, 2022

"I know all's fair in love and war but when you go off and try to be by yourself and it ends up on the front page of the press it's frightening, knowing your life is under such scrutiny. It's just as difficult to live in a self-made hell of privacy as it is to live in a self-made hell of publicity." - Michael Hutchence, born this day in 1960.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 19, 2022

"Singing, it's like loving somebody, it's a supreme emotional and physical experience. On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone." - Janis Joplin, born this day in 1943.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 17, 2022

"I've never known of Wal-Mart to be a good neighbor in any town it's ever moved into." - Steve Earle, born this day in 1955.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 16, 2022

"I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway. I'm disappearing, avoiding most things. I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time." - Syd Barrett

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 14, 2022

"If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician. I never went to rock concerts when I was a kid. I didn't see any rock & roll bands. I had posters on my wall. I had Beatles records." - Dave Grohl, born this day in 1969.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 13, 2022

"Every act I see, their whole act is choreographed. I'm sick of seeing these dancers. The only reason they have them is they don't have enough talent to get people dancing themselves." - Ronnie Spector. Thanks for everything.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 12, 2022

"Frank (Zappa) liked me because I went nuts on the piano using feet, head, whatever I could find to bang on the piano." - George Duke, born this day in 1946.

So good...

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 11, 2022

"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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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 10, 2022

"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.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 8, 2022

"Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." - David Bowie, born this day in 1947.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 7, 2022

"If there was a wrong note, it didn't matter as long as it was rocking." - Malcolm Young of AC/DC.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 4, 2022

"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.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Jan 3, 2022

"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.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Dec 31, 2021

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.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Dec 31, 2021

“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.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Dec 30, 2021

"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.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Dec 28, 2021

"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

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Dec 27, 2021

"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

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Dec 26, 2021

"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.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Dec 24, 2021

The timing of the music makes it even sweeter...