- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hawkins Quotes
Tributes and reflections tied to one name.
These Hawkins quotes honor figures from Tramaine Hawkins to Taylor Hawkins, each tied to a distinct Legacy in music, film, and gaming.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one thing I do know is that I'm the best Taylor Hawkins drummer there is, and that is all I can hope to be. And when it comes to music, musicianship and skill, there is no such thing as better or worse because so much is personal opinion, and I can see that now.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 10, and I played Jim Hawkins in 'Treasure Island' at school, and this great Liverpudlian actor called Andrew Schofield - he was Johnny Rotten in 'Sid And Nancy' - came to watch it, and he had a word with my mum and dad afterwards and told them I should have a go at the Everyman youth theatre. I've never looked back.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.
- Coleman
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe that a lot of the things I hear on the air today are going to be played for as long a time as Coleman Hawkins records or Brahms concertos.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got out of coaching, I had taught a class at the University of California, an extension class on football for fans. I was looking for tools. I was showing them films. I was going to write a textbook. Trip Hawkins came to me about making it a game for computers.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trip Hawkins - and this was the early 1980s - was saying there's going to be a day when everyone has a computer and they're going to want to do more on it, including playing games. So he started up a company, EA Sports, and he was going to have three games, football, basketball and baseball. So I was the football game.
- Blue
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- Nov 07, 2020