English - Musician | June 1, 1947 -
I'm still digging long-established bands like U2 - they're new to me!
Ronnie Wood
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Nowadays you can record on your laptop with Pro Tools, which I do quite often.
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I have been rich, and I have been broke. Some of it is my fault for choosing bad management and making bad investments. But that is life - we all take risks.
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I love to get into a landscape and paint my horses.
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I still feel 29. Maybe I should act my age more, but I just can't.
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All my life there's always been an ex-wife or a girlfriend.
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Most white Americans only discovered the blues with the British invasion.
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We do things on an exchange basis in the music business - it keeps the wheels turning. That's how I can get people like Slash, Flea and Kris Kristofferson on my album. Collaboration should be done through trades rather than charging each other a fortune.
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Songs are out there - they're waiting to be grabbed. I start with a phrase, musical and lyrical, words like 'I don't think so' and a nice riff. It rolls from there.
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I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to sit by the record player and copy Chuck Berry and the Beatles. You can never copy someone completely, so you end up developing your own style.
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I'm a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially vicious situations quickly. It gets things in perspective and helps everyone to see that things aren't as bad as they seem.
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I think people are 'just creative,' and this can be expressed in a number of ways. Bob Dylan and David Bowie create both music and art.
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