- Musician | November 1, 1963 -
Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too far ahead during a show.
Rick Allen
PracticePeopleMeStartThinking
I think my perception of my own life is different and the fact that Lauren and myself are together. I've never felt this free or happy and so that permeates onto my onstage persona and to my working environment.
LifeMyselfTogetherHappyThink
I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new.
CharacterBrandNewOldThings
But unfortunately, in my unrelenting drive to get back on that drum stool, the major casualty in all of it was that I really forgot about me.
MeDriveBackDrumGetStool
I have never been one for the over-the-top.
NeverBeenOver-The-Top
I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan.
HappyBecauseDublinVery
We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album.
BusinessThoughtBetterDoingWay
At the end of the day, they're happy if you do the obvious songs towards the end of the set and you've got to try and make yourself happy by doing certain songs at the front end of the set.
DayYourselfHappyEndDoingYou
Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like the enemy.
HeartThinkingEnemySometimesNext
If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more time here. But I'm laying down roots in America so when I'm there, just being at home, it's harder to break away from that.
FamilyHomeTimeMoneyRootsDown
America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live.
HomeLiveTimeFeelAmericaVote
I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.
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