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“The guitar is like a cuisine and you can't expect people to eat the same thing all the time.”

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Richard Lloyd, born on October 25, 1951, is a renowned guitarist known for his unique playing style and technique. He has made significant contributions to the music industry through his participation in several notable bands, bringing numerous classic works to the forefront. more

“I write a lot of more instrumental music than I do vocal music. It's because I come out of a background of playing piano and then playing sax for a number of years. I kind of got into rock backwards. A lot of guys go into rock and then get sick of it and then go into something else. I came the other way, so I've always just had a lot more stuff lying around.”

Way Writing Years Kind Lying Guy Stuff Numbers Rocks Sick Backgrounds Piano Backwards Vocal Playing Piano Instrumental Music Vocal Music

Author:Tom Verlaine

“To me, the coolest riffs are composed of two guitar parts that interlock like gears. You need both parts to make whole. I work things out on an electric that's not plugged in to make sure a good tone isn't forgiving a part that couldn't stand up naked. Only after the parts are written will I struggle to find a tone that supports the creativity.”

Needs Two Whole Creativity Support Struggle Written Forgiving Guitar Naked Tone Electric Gears

Author:Richard Lloyd

“Boogie! I hate boogie, God, I mean, not the Chicago boogie like Willie Dixon or Howlin' Wolf, but all those awful white bands.”

Mean Hate White Band I Hate Awful Chicago Boogie Howlin Wolf

Author:Tom Verlaine

“Well, I worked in a sheet metal factory once and scarred my wrist from the cuts. I found a sympathetic psychiatrist who told the draft board I was insane. We used the scars as proof of a suicide attempt.”

Wells Used Found Cutting Suicide Proof Insane Boards Metals Scar Factories Sheets Sympathetic Psychiatrist Wrists

Author:Tom Verlaine

“I told somebody in Europe I was 43. I never tell my true age. It's ridiculous that people ask. The press doesn't deserve anything but lies.”

People Age Lying Asks Deserve Europe Presses Ridiculous

Author:Tom Verlaine

“I don't think Marquee Moon was so good, y'know? Just another record. First records everybody likes a lot.”

Thinking Knows Firsts Records Moon Likes Marquee

Author:Tom Verlaine

“Living safely is dangerous.”

Dangerous

Author:Irvin D. Yalom

“One is always in the dark about one's own personality. One needs others to get to know oneself.”

Knows Needs Dark Personality Oneself Knowing Oneself

Author:Carl Jung

“All things are full of gods.”

All Things

Book:The Modern Library Collection of Greek and Roman Philosophy 3-Book Bundle: Meditations; Selected Dialogues of Plato; The Basic Works of Aristotle

Source: The Modern Library Collection of Greek and Roman Philosophy 3-Book Bundle: Meditations; Selected Dialogues of Plato; The Basic Works of Aristotle

“The man in ecstasy and the man drowning: both raise their arms.”

Men He Man Arms Raises Ecstasy Drowning

Author:Franz Kafka

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