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Warren Zevon
American
Musician
About the author
My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Interest
#Father
I don't learn so good, no matter how good the teacher is.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
Well, I don't think it ever did, but in the early '60s I got interested in folk music.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Music
#Folk
Well, I was interested in playing the piano from as early as I can remember.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
My memory is not even what most people's is, much less what it oughta be for a discussion like this.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#People
#Memory
But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
I don't like piano solos.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
That's my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Business
Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
Everywhere I go, I have my little Steinberger, and I like it very well.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Composers
Dylan doesn't have to make Blonde On Blonde every time.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Time
Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Past
#Projects
But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Guitar
Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#First
I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period of music, obviously.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Attention
#Music
#Holly
#Enjoyment
I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Time
#Life
#Jazz
I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
I remember certain lines and whose they are.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
I wish I sang better.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Sleep
Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Years
#First
#Error
It took me 10 years to realize that I don't know 'em, 10 years to realize that it's possible to learn them, then another 10 years to learn how to do things.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Years
The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Being
I have no guitar technique.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Guitar
My first album is like a terrible John Hammond album, with drums.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#First
Piano is like drudgery.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Home
So I guess I had, I think they tell me I had, about three years total of piano lessons, off and on.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Years
Dylan can do no wrong.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Wrong
I'm not a big jazz fan.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
#Jazz
Enjoy every sandwich.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician
And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.
Warren Zevon,
American
Musician