Rick Allen quotes
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“And more importantly, I wouldnt be the person I am today, I wouldnt be where I am now and I may not even have been here if it wasnt for the accident.”
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“Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I can kinda give back and inspire people. I'm blessed. I'm really blessed.”
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“Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too far ahead during a show.”
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“I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan.”
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“Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention.”
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“Chasing the sensation. Whether it was drugs or sex or whatever. Those things had become my main focus in life.”
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“I have never been one for the over-the-top.”
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“Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like the enemy.”
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“I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.”
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“If I couldn't play drums it would have destroyed me. If you're thrown in the deep end you swim, and that's basically what I did. I had to do it and with the rest of the band behind me and the encouragement I got from people from all over the world, I knew that I was going to play”
-- Rick Allen
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