Things inspiring me – good melody, a great bass line, a fabulous voice… by which I mean someone who sounds great, rather than does pyrotechnics… and people playing really musically.
AL MURRAYSeriously, if you want to get inside the head of a stand-up comic, you could do a lot worse than reading Steve Martin’s Born Standing Up.
More Al Murray Quotes
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We need a war every 10 years, so we can stay match fit in case the Germans try again.
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My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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Music is endlessly fascinating.
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Actually, when you’re doing something you love, even when you’re busy and it’s hectic you don’t feel the need to relax.
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It’s a weight problem isn’t it; you can’t wait for lunch.
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I see the holidays as a chance for kids to learn self-sufficiency.
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I never used to take holidays and it would upset ex-wives and girlfriends, but working has me in a better mood than doing nothing.
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Seriously, if you want to get inside the head of a stand-up comic, you could do a lot worse than reading Steve Martin’s Born Standing Up.
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PimpCo is a little business I’ve got, which basically offers drummers the affordable opportunity to make their drums that little bit more bespoke.
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It helps that, if I don’t want to play, I don’t really have to! I’m not the best drummer in the world, but it’s something I love and enjoy, and that sounds like a good trade.
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I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.
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The thing that interests me far more than anything is creating music, songwriting and arranging, and in that context drumming itself is a means to an end.
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When I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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I’m a natural born show off. I love performing, and at school we had a really good music scene and an even better drama scene.
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When I showed an interest in drumming, he showed me how to mummy-daddy roll and that set me up for a bit.
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