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It was strange: I never had an interest in school because from an early age I knew the only thing I wanted to do was to play music! So I didn't feel so bad not going into school when I was supposed to be there - why do I need Latin, geography, physical education, etc., and to get beaten on a daily basis?

~Andy Rourke

Topics: Age Bad Basis Beaten Because Daily Daily Basis Early Early Age Education Etc Feel Geography Get Going Had Interest Knew Latin Music Need Never Only Physical Physical Education Play Play Music School Strange Supposed The Only Thing Thing Wanted Why

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I love America - I'm not saying that I love Americans. I don't know. It just seems a bit more optimistic. I don't know - in England, if you do something successful, people hate you. Whereas in America, if you do something successful, people will pat you on the back and say, 'Hey, well done.' People are jealous and negative in England.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: America American Back Bit Done England Hate Hey Jealous Just Know Love More Negative Optimistic Pat People Say Saying Seems Something Successful Successful People Well Well Done Whereas Will You I Love

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I had learned classical guitar when I was a kid, and I embraced it, and apparently I got good at it.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: Apparently Classical Embraced Good Got Guitar Had Kid Learned

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I remember, my mom, she's lived in Spain for about thirty years, and we were playing the Royal Albert Hall, and she was with some friends from New York. Morrissey came out with the sign 'The Queen is Dead,' and my mom's friends are like, 'Oh my God.' They took it literally.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: About Albert Came Dead Friends God Hall Like Literally Lived Mom New New York Oh Oh My God Out Playing Queen Remember Royal She Sign Some Spain Thirty Took Were Years York I Remember

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When I'm DJing for two hours, I might play two or three Smiths songs.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: Hours Might Play Songs Three Two

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Back in the days of the Smiths, when we first started touring England - this is, like, 1984 - there were these two girls. They were literally vicar's daughters, and they used to follow us to every gig, no matter where we went.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: Back Daughters Days England Every First Follow Gig Girl Like Literally Matter Started Touring Two Us Used Vicar Were Where

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With Freebass, there were no rules, really. It was all rather chaotic. Obviously, Hooky was playing the high end stuff, which he always does; Mani was doing the bottom end, and I thought I'd go midway and meet everyone in the middle.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: Always Bottom Chaotic Does Doing End Everyone Go He High Meet Middle Midway No Rules Obviously Playing Rather Really Rules Stuff Thought Were Which

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When I started playing the bass, I became kind of fascinated by it and started investigating various styles of bass playing, and I was really struck with funk music, mainly American funk music - Stanley Clarke, Funkadelic and that kind of stuff. That comes out in a couple of songs like 'Barbarism Begins at Home.'

~Andy Rourke

Topics: American Barbarism Bass Became Begins Couple Fascinated Funk Home Investigating Kind Like Mainly Music Out Playing Really Songs Stanley Started Struck Stuff Styles Various

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You don't want to be a one-trick pony. On a lot of Smiths songs, I used a pick or a plectrum, and for some of the slow songs, I used my thumbs and my fingers. That's why I love the bass - it's adaptable, and you can express yourself so well with it.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: Adaptable Bass Express Express Yourself Fingers Lot Love Pick Pony Slow Some Songs Thumbs Used Want Well Why You Yourself I Love

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It has been a pleasure to play with all these artists. Pretenders was a real highlight, but also Damon, aka Badly Drawn Boy, Sinead... Ian Brown... all of these people I learn from and love to work with.

~Andy Rourke

Topics: Also Artists Badly Been Boy Brown Drawn Highlight Learn Love People Play Pleasure Pretenders Real Work

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 17th, 1964

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