All about how he developed his career and his creativity as a comedian. Lots of what he talks about is relevant to anyone in the creative arts.
AL MURRAYOur cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
More Al Murray Quotes
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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.
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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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We need a war every 10 years, so we can stay match fit in case the Germans try again.
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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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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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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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My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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Louis Pasteur, the great scientist, said “chance favours the prepared mind”, which is a posh way of saying ‘do your homework’, but it’s an excellent piece of advice.
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I try to be musical. Drums can set a mood, create an impression, as much as anything else.
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The harder you work, the luckier you get” is true in all things.
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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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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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It’s a weight problem isn’t it; you can’t wait for lunch.
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I love playing. In lots of ways, I think having been able to carry on playing purely out of love rather than having to do it for a living means I still love the drums.
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I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.
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