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The Stones don't really need to do it for money, so they must get some kind of pleasure out of it. They're not like a group that's disbanded and gone away and made a comeback. They've always been there.
Mick Taylor
These days there's so much technology and ways you can learn. There are videos and CD roms.
Mick Taylor
I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.
Mick Taylor
I suppose because I have a good ear, I could pick out harmonies and learn by ear. I still think that you have to have an ear for music to really be able to feel and understand what you're playing. You can learn by watching and listening to other people.
Mick Taylor
The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues.
Mick Taylor
I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.
Mick Taylor
The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique.
Mick Taylor
I do to keep things sounding fresh. Sometimes just changing the running order of the show is a good idea.
Mick Taylor
It's frustrating actually, the time involved in getting something released these days. My new CD has actually been finished for a year. It's only now that it's being released.
Mick Taylor
I certainly want to get back to the U.S. to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and enjoyed living there. I lived in New York, LA, and Florida.
Mick Taylor
If you've been playing for a few years, especially in a group context, you'll see if you have the ability or the passion to want to carry on. It's something that you have to be dedicated to and you've got to love, no matter what happens.
Mick Taylor
Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea.
Mick Taylor
The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the '60s onwards it changed.
Mick Taylor
I've never stopped learning.
Mick Taylor
I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of music, but then I don't see why they would have to anyway.
Mick Taylor
What I've always lacked is a really strong band to back me up.
Mick Taylor
I had to learn chord shapes. I bought books with chord charts. I used to listen to all kinds of pop music.
Mick Taylor
It's not rubbish to say that I was a bit peeved about not getting credit for a couple of songs, but that wasn't the whole reason. I guess I just felt like I had enough. I decided to leave and start a group with Jack Bruce.
Mick Taylor
I've written lots of songs on the piano. My mother had a piano and it was the first instrument I played.
Mick Taylor
People are always asking me whether I regret leaving the Rolling Stones, - had I remained with the band, I would probably be dead.
Mick Taylor
Part of the charm of the Rolling Stones, as far as I could see, was that they were not technically very good but were very raw and had great ideas.
Mick Taylor
Several times the band almost broke up, Keith had his own separate social scene and it was obvious there was a lot of drug-taking. There were also problems travelling to certain countries because of all the drug convictions.
Mick Taylor
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