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Derek Bailey Quotes

I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: english
Birth: January 29, 1932 - December 25, 2005

Topics

People Me Think Solo Playing Second

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Men Knowing Other Self-Knowledge

John Cleese was my personal favorite because he played my husband for a whole season - and Minnie Driver. We almost had our own, like, show all living in a house together. And Gene Wilder was just so dear.

Together Husband House Living Own

Writing a screenplay is so spare, it kind of reminded me that I really should celebrate what I can do in a book, which is description: for example, places, people, locations.

Michael Connelly

People Me Writing Celebrate Book

The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless.

Steven Weinberg

Universe More Pointless Seems Also

There's an assumption that my audience is all these bearded twats from Dalston. But actually, quite a lot of older people go. For them, it's like pre-alternative comedy, when there was Dave Allen or Jackie Mason or someone. Also, weirdly, because I don't really swear, they're not scared off.

People Comedy Someone Go Audience

I don't feel I owe anyone anything.

Feel Anything Owe Anyone

Greatness comes by doing a few small and smart things each and every day. Comes from taking little steps, consistently. Comes from a making a few small chips against everything in your professional and personal life that is ordinary, so that a day eventually arrives when all that's left is The Extraordinary.

Robin S. Sharma

Life Day Smart Greatness Small

The music industry's actions at the time of 9/11 and since have been actions driven by patriotism in most instances, and greed and stupidity to a lesser degree. Sounds like real life doesn't it?

Ronnie James Dio

Life Music Time Patriotism Stupidity

I'm delighted to be returning to my California roots and joining Google.

Roots Returning Google California

When you make music on your own for so long, you get used to just doing whatever you want.

Music Doing Long You Want Whatever

I'm not desensitized to death.

It is a different genre - a show about something other than doctors, lawyers and cops. Teachers are something completely different. I think it makes for very interesting television.

Think Interesting Lawyers Television

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