American - Musician | December 22, 1948 -
I never wanted to be Keith Richards or Jimmy Page.
Rick Nielsen
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I'm kind of a goony guy, a dweeb or a geek.
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The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar.
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When I write songs, it's just me and a cassette player - or at least it used to be before smartphones - to quickly record a basic idea.
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If you don't have a great chorus, write a good bridge first. I often do that and find I write good bridges.
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Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important.
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Living someplace like L.A. seemed awful to me.
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I just wanted to write about stuff that was happening in real life, and that's not just love songs about your girlfriend.
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The only time I have a problem is when I have to get in a vehicle after we play and sit there in a cramped position for a couple of hours to drive to the next place. Then I get super stiff.
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Have a good work ethic. You've got to practice, practice, practice. I'm not telling you what to practice - that's up to you.
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If you can make it in Rockford, you can make it anywhere.
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I did what I believed in. It got me in trouble, but it also got me a job.
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