The harder you work, the luckier you get” is true in all things.
AL MURRAYWhen I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
More Al Murray Quotes
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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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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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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 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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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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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.
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Music is endlessly fascinating.
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And to be honest, it’s all about the sound, the noise, the rattle and hum. Who wouldn’t want to make a fantastic noise with drums and cymbals?!
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In the world of comedy, there’s this: “If it’s going badly, get off. If it’s going well, get off”. You can’t argue with that either.
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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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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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You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
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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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The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
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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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