Quote by Dweezil Zappa
I liked a lot of the things other people liked - Jimi Hendrix, The

I liked a lot of the things other people liked – Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC – but if I compared it to my dads music, there just seemed to be elements missing. – Dweezil Zappa

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For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion. – Dweezil Zappa

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On the average, I dont spend more than 15 minutes in the car – to go to the golf course or the gym. And thats the only time I listen to the radio. – Dweezil Zappa

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While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory. – Dweezil Zappa

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My dad is still Christian Scientist. My moms not, and Im not. But I believe in God, and that theres a higher power and an intelligence thats bigger than us and that we can rely on. Its not just us, thinking we are the ones in control of everything. That idea gives me support. – Ellen DeGeneres

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My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane. – Gary Locke

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I needed to step away from music because the truth was I couldnt be the dad I wanted to be to my kids. My truth was that I could not reconcile the two worlds – the entertainment world and being the dad I wanted to be in the present. You cant substitute time, you just cant. – Corey Hart

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My dads a bodybuilder. My whole life Ive been taught to train the hard way. I believe in earning strength, not buying it. My grandfather raised me old school: In baseball, you work for whatever you get. – Gary Sheffield

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I never close a door on any other religion. Most of the time, some part of it makes sense to me. I dont believe everyone has to chant just because I chant. I believe all religion is about touching something inside of yourself. – Tina Turner

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It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars. – Garrison Keillor

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In a world in which men write thousands of books and one million scientific papers a year, the mythic bricoleur is the man who plays with all that information and hears a music inside the noise. – William Irwin Thompson

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