Warren Zevon quotes - page 3

My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think. (Warren Zevon)
I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions. View quote
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I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly. View quote
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Dylan doesn't have to make Blonde On Blonde every time. View quote
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Poor, poor pitiful me. Poor, poor pitiful me. These young girls won't let me be. Lord have mercy on me. Woe is me. View quote
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Loneliness and frustration, We both came down with an acute case. And when the lights came up at two, I caught a glimpse of you. And your face looked like something Death brought with him in his suitcase. View quote
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They made hypocrite judgments after the fact, But the name of the game is be hit and hit back. View quote
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I woke up this morning and fell out of bed; Trouble waiting to happen. Should've quit while I was ahead; Trouble waiting to happen. I turned on the news to the Third World War, Opened up the paper to World War IV. Just when I thought it was safe to be bored, Trouble waiting to happen. View quote
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I'll sleep when I'm dead. View quote
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I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period of music, obviously. View quote
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The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano. (Warren Zevon)
I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him. View quote
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My memory is not even what most people's is, much less what it oughta be for a discussion like this. View quote
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But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals. View quote
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Well, I don't think it ever did, but in the early '60s I got interested in folk music. View quote
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That's my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business. View quote
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It took me 10 years to realize that I don't know 'em, 10 years to realize that it's possible to learn them, then another 10 years to learn how to do things. View quote
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Dylan can do no wrong. View quote
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So I guess I had, I think they tell me I had, about three years total of piano lessons, off and on. View quote
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I remember certain lines and whose they are. View quote
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