American - Musician | March 15, 1947 -
Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough. Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals to them beyond just the notes.
Ry Cooder
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I just feel that music is a great life because it's very rewarding. It's a gratification. You do this for yourself, and you also do this for other people.
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You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.
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I always think you should push your envelope every chance you get.
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To me, the essence of the music is the most important thing.
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Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.
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Santa Monica, where I have always lived, is not a town where you will find storefront Church of God in Christ churches. So, the whole idea of gospel quartet singing is something I never knew existed until I began to hear it on record.
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If it hadn't been for record people like Ralph Peer, the Chess brothers, and Alan Lomax, then life would've been unbelievably dull, and I would've been sacking groceries somewhere and probably, at this point, running a little 7-Eleven down by the airport.
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The ocean is very comfortable. I could never live inland.
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I love listening to gospel records.
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Promoters don't book you 'cause they like you; they do it 'cause there's good business to be done.
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It's crazy to make records nobody buys. It's just a waste of time.
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