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People are really exercised about one particular thing, and that is themselves. They will bore you endlessly with their broken hearts.

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If any artist abuses his audience as a means to any end, noble or ignoble, he better have a damn good reason for it.

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We opened for the Kinks, the Beach Boys, the Guess Who, Chuck Berry, Sha Na Na. We opened for Cheech and Chong - I opened for Cheech, and Don opened for Chong.

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It's great fun to play with a really good band.

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I'm glad we turned into a big-time touring band later in life. In fact, it's almost like we planned it out that way.

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In the '70s... there were rock players, and there were jazz players.

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What gets people into trouble with records now is that they want to build something up without substantial musical ideas. Without that as a foundation, you can add all the layers of sound you want - it's still going to sound like a mess.

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I love guys like Charlie Parker.

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We fly to the town in the little private airplane, and then we have to get in cars and drive to the hotel and then drive to the gig. So, I want to do a tour where the performances will actually be at the small airports.

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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 20th, 1950

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