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.
AL MURRAYThe American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
More Al Murray Quotes
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The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
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The harder you work, the luckier you get” is true in all things.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Music is endlessly fascinating.
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My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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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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We need a war every 10 years, so we can stay match fit in case the Germans try again.
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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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