- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd rather be entertained and go to a show and watch a drummer and have somebody that makes me actually smile. So I don't judge drummers based on their technical ability; I judge them based on the overall package and what they bring to the music they're part of.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been asked to write a book several times; I've had several publishers come to me and offer me book deals. Especially right after I left Dream Theater and Avenged Sevenfold, there was a lot of drama going on in my life, so the book companies came at me thirsty for blood and gossip. And I turned down all the deals.
- Fun Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can put me in front of any kit, and it is a fun thing to have to adapt. It inspires me to try different things. I like that.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the Neal Morse Band, we're doing progressive music with a harder edge; it's a little more in Dream Theater territory for me. Flying Colors is a little more poppy, it's more Radiohead, Muse, and Coldplay territory, so I approach that drumming in a different way.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
With Dream Theater, every creative aspect of the group went through me. I oversaw it all from top to bottom.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, a great drummer isn't always about somebody with chops who can shred. A great drummer is someone who is part of a great band.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reality is, when I'm sitting in a hotel room at 3 in the morning, and I see something on the Internet that interests me in the form of a band I want to hear, I like the ability to just go online to iTunes and download it immediately.
- Sadness
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- Nov 07, 2020
If they want to party and do all the things I say brought me sadness in my song, with my song as the soundtrack... so be it.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
It took me a long time to stumble upon a sound, and I figured out I wanted to kinda sing rapper's lyrics.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
My earliest musical memory is of my older sister playing me Nirvana's 'Nevermind' on headphones in the back of the car on a road trip.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like my best music is still ahead of me, and I can't wait for everyone to hear it.
- Get A Real
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- Nov 07, 2020