Keith Emerson Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“If youre a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.”
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“Ive broken my nose, Ive broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell over a monitor speaker on the stage and almost ended up in the front row of the audience. I managed to sprain my wrist on that one but luckily nothing was broken.”
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“My sons are into German music, but they are into all kinds of music.”
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“The best thing about this band is I'm the leader!”
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“If we didn't do the tour, it would have been disastrous.”
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“To this day, H.R. Giger's work remains distinctive in every sense. He is frighteningly unique.”
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“If it wasn't good, I wouldn't be going back out on tour.”
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“Next year I'm going to be a guesting soloist with orchestras all over Europe, to start off with.”
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“I'm not a rich man, and Greg Lake is certainly not. I don't know how he can survive. I don't know how he can be that suicidal. But having said that, I'd love to be there to help Greg.”
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“I was always playing the Hammond Organ back to front even during the days of the Nice, going back to 1968. Really what I was doing there, was choosing notes at random and trying to make some sense of them, improvising back to front.”
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“At the Isle of Wight, the sound went out and kind of kept on going. And I wasn't... when I came off stage I was kind of unhappy about how we had played. But now, I listen back to those recordings and it's not bad.”
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“Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own children yourself, because there is a natural rebellion that occurs.”
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“If they want a photograph, then just take it.”
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“I consider everything I compose a gift.”
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“I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play.”
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“I don't regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but I'm not a great player. I just like music. Drums 'n' bass is pretty exciting and I'd love to explore it.”
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“I love my mother dearly, but it wouldn't be suitable for me to live with her all the time.”
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“I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child.”
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“I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do.”
-- Keith Emerson
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