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I think I drift toward sad love songs.

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Topics: Drift Love Love Songs Sad Songs Think Toward I Think

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Bob Dylan's not a hype and a haircut: he's the real thing.

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Topics: Bob Dylan Haircut He Hype Real Real Thing Thing

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Fortunately, as we all know, it's impossible for anybody but Jimmy Smith to really sound like Jimmy Smith.

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Topics: Anybody Fortunately Impossible Jimmy Know Like Really Smith Sound

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I loved Mal Evans holding one note down on You Won't See Me from Rubber Soul.

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Topics: Down Holding Loved Me Note Rubber See Soul You

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Besides, I'm fairly incompetent. I can't play that fast.

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Topics: Besides Fairly Fast Incompetent Play

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I don't know about five guys against the world. It's more like five guys against these three chords, and we're gonna wrestle 'em down no matter what it takes.

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Topics: About Against Chords Down Five Gonna Guys Know Like Matter More Takes Three World Wrestle

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Jeff Lynne is an arranger, and I think it's probably much easier for him to go ahead and play a part himself than to try to show somebody else what he wants. But it's hard for me to say; I barely know Jeff.

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Topics: Barely Easier Else Go Hard He Him Himself Jeff Know Me Much Part Play Say Show Somebody Than Think Try Wants I Think Ahead

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We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew absolutely nothing, and guide you without trying to tell you what to do.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Absolutely Absolutely Nothing Band Exactly Great Guide He How Knew Nothing Producer Record Started Take Tell Trying Without You

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Tom would bring in songs, Mike would engineer, and we recorded about 30 songs.

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Topics: About Bring Engineer Mike Recorded Songs Tom Would

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I'm playing 10 feet from Mike Campbell every night. I look across the stage, there's Howie. Tom's in the middle and we're playing all this stuff I love. It's great.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Across Campbell Every Every Night Feet Great Look Love Middle Mike Night Playing Stage Stuff Tom I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 7th, 1953

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