"That tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life's simple pleasures." - Billy Gibbons
Yer Ol' Uncle D
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"Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play." - Charlie Parker
"Real music lovers are actually my favorite kind of people because they like to know, rather than just be told what to think." - Prince
Thanks for everything Big Tom Callahan.
“I wanted the music to come out of the speakers and just grab you by the throat and just knock your head against the wall and just basically kill you." - Iggy Pop
"If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music." - Keith Richards
"If I can make myself laugh about something that I should be crying about, that's pretty good." - John Prine
"People still come up to me and ask me to sign their records. That's right, records! Man, they don't even make records no more!" - Al Green. Born this day in 1946.
N&G site was down so I washed two cars, cut the grass, cleaned out the garage, remodeled a bathroom, painted the house and developed a Covid-19 vaccine. Maybe I spend too much time on here.
"Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings. Steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and then they make you king." - Bob Dylan. He knows which way the wind blows.
"I guess I just process death differently than some folks. Realizing you’re not going to see that person again is always the most difficult part about it. But that feeling settles, and then you are glad you had that person in your life.” - John Prine
"I'm always looking to rock out. But it isn't really about rocking out versus being mellow, in terms of your personal satisfaction. In the end, you just want to be good. When you look at something that's really good, it might be Iggy Pop or it might be Leonard Cohen. Whatever it is, you want it to be really good." - Black Francis
"My blues are so simple, but so few people can play it right." - Muddy Waters, born this day in 1913.
"Well, let's see: I started [in music] at nine and quit. Then got back to it when I was twelve. Then I became a party star. In fact, I became a party!" - Richard Manuel, born this day in 1943.
If you need a good cry, here you go >
"Politics and hypocrites is turning us all into lunatics." - Marvin Gaye, born this day in 1939.
"Singing is a fucking blast. When it’s really good, it’s as good as the best sex. I get nipple erections all the time on stage, I do!" - Joan Osborne
"I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, In fact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same." - Angus Young, born this day in 1955.
"Writing is about a blank piece of paper and leaving out what’s not supposed to be there." - John Prine. Hang in there, buddy.
"You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now." - Joan Baez -
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