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Dad wouldn't let me fool with his guitar much, because I'm left-handed, and I'd pick it up upside down. But I remember learning to sing 'Paper Doll,' the Mills Brothers song - this was during the war - and I remember my dad taking me down to one of those little record booths where you could make spoken letters to send home.

~Don Everly

Topics: Because Brothers Could Dad Doll Down Fool Guitar His Home Learning Left-Handed Letters Little Make Me Mills Much Paper Pick Record Remember Send Sing Song Spoken Taking Those Up Upside Upside Down War Where You I Remember

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That's the one part where being brothers makes a difference. It's just instinct. That's the charm of what the Everly Brothers are: two guys singing as one.

~Don Everly

Topics: Being Brothers Charm Difference Guys Instinct Just Makes Part Singing Two Where

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When Phil and I started out, everyone hated rock n' roll. The record companies didn't like it at all - felt it was an unnecessary evil. And the press: interviewers were always older than us, and they let you know they didn't like your music, they were just doing the interview because it was their job.

~Don Everly

Topics: Always Because Companies Doing Everyone Evil Felt Hated Interview Job Just Know Like Music Older Out Phil Press Record Record Companies Rock Rock N Roll Roll Started Than Unnecessary Us Were You Your

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I wrote '('Til) I Kissed You' about a girl I met in Australia. Her name was Lilian, and she was very, very inspirational. I was married, but... I wrote the song about her on the way back home.

~Don Everly

Topics: About Australia Back Girl Her Home Inspirational Kissed Married Met Name She Song Very Way Wrote You

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I always thought I'd be the one to go first. The world might be mourning an Everly Brother, but I'm mourning my brother Phil.

~Don Everly

Topics: Always Brother First Go Might Mourning Phil Thought World

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When Phil and I hit that one spot where I call it 'The Everly Brothers,' I don't know where it is. 'Cause it's not me and it's not him. It's the two of us together. I sing the lead, and so I can drift off. Then we'll come back in together and the whole thing happens again. It amazes me sometimes.

~Don Everly

Topics: Again Amazes Back Brothers Call Cause Come Drift Happens Him Hit Know Lead Me Off Phil Sing Sometimes Spot Then Thing Together Two Us Where Whole I Can

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I was listening to one of my favorite songs that Phil wrote and had an extreme emotional moment just before I got the news of his passing. I took that as a special spiritual message from Phil saying goodbye. Our love was and will always be deeper than any earthly differences we might have had.

~Don Everly

Topics: Always Any Before Deeper Differences Earthly Emotional Extreme Favorite Goodbye Got Had His Just Listening Love Message Might Moment News Our Our Love Passing Phil Saying Saying Goodbye Songs Special Spiritual Than Took Will Wrote

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Old men need applause too.

~Don Everly

Topics: Applause Men Need Old Old Men Too

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They say shock therapy is good for some things, but it didn't do me any good. It was a pretty primitive treatment at the time - once they gave it to you, you couldn't remember how long you'd been there. It knocked me back for a long time. I thought I'd never write again.

~Don Everly

Topics: Again Any Back Been Gave Good How Knocked Long Long Time Me Never Once Pretty Primitive Remember Say Shock Some Some Things Therapy They Say Things Thought Time Treatment Write You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 1st, 1937

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