American - Musician | December 22, 1948 -
Every person I've ever met always thinks their parents are weird.
Rick Nielsen
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Some bands, they're too snooty, or they think they're too this or that and wouldn't talk to us. And some other bands are afraid to talk to us.
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I like 'Salty Dog' by Procol Harum.
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I got to work with John Lennon. That was pretty cool.
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I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what?
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I'd rather be musical than technical.
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I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist.
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I can't stand it when groups come back for an encore, and they play some slow thing. Oh, brother! It's like, 'Had I known that, I would've left.'
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If we waited for a hit record to tour, we would never have toured.
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The song 'Hello There' was written because we never got a soundcheck. 'Hello There' was our soundcheck.
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Our band is rock n' roll. We were never just a studio band trying to make everything perfect. It was never supposed to be perfect. It was supposed to be cool.
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We played with AC/DC. There are actual recordings of us doing 'Johnny B Good' together.
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