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What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you can help bring out the song and help the artist express what they want to express. It's never about you stepping out and showing you can play something fancy.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: About Artist Bring Does Express Fancy Good Help Listen Musician Never Other Out Play Players Session Showing Something Song Stepping Want Way You

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Listen to the Beatles' 'Things We Said Today.' Ringo Starr does not play a fill in the entire song. It doesn't need it. 'A Day In the Life' has gorgeous fills, but there, the song needs it. When I play on any record, I'm striving to get where Ringo is. You play what doesn't take you out of the song.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Any Beatles Day Does Entire Fill Fills Get Gorgeous Life Listen Need Needs Out Play Record Said Song Striving Take Things Today Where You

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I've spent most of my life playing with Tom Petty, and he's a damn good songwriter.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Damn Good He Life Most My Life Petty Playing Songwriter Spent Tom

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I'm not the best singer, but I like the way I sing my songs.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Best Like Sing Singer Songs Way

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The people that call me to play on records call me because they think that I will suit their music. And the people whose music I suit are by and large people that I'm a fan of.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Because Call Fan Large Me Music People Play Records Suit Think Whose Will

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Whoever hired me might've just heard 'Refugee.' Well, I'm not the secret to 'Refugee.' The secret to 'Refugee' is the song. But if somebody really good calls me up to play on something because they like the way I played on 'Refugee,' then I wind up playing on another really good song.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Another Because Calls Good Good Song Heard Hired Just Like Me Might Play Played Playing Really Refugee Secret Somebody Something Song Then Up Way Well Whoever Wind

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 7th, 1953

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