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 MURRAYThe American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
More Al Murray Quotes
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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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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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You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
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The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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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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