You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
AL MURRAYYou find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
More Al Murray Quotes
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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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It’s a weight problem isn’t it; you can’t wait for lunch.
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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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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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When I got to university, I played in bands and did sketch stuff and it was always about coming up with material, which is why I never really practised and have no chops!!
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Thanks to the internet, I buy lots of music, but thanks to my easily distracted nature, I forget about half of it!
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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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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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I read a lot. I spend of lot time thinking. It actually looks like I’m doing nothing, but… hanging out with clever and interesting people is a must if you’re writing comedy, like hanging out with a good bass player when you’re a drummer.
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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 think it’s really easy to forget that – I’d sooner play something musical than flash, and as I can’t play anything flash.
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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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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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You can leave a kid alone and it will learn to fend for itself, how to work the remote, a tin opener, and the microwave.
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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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