133 Quotes by John Densmore

I've hung out and performed with many Native American musicians, and my experience is that the first peoples of this land are incredibly open, warm and forgiving.

First of all, Turtle Island is the name of this continent we live on... that's right, not 'America... as in North America,' but the name given by the first peoples of this land.

I like to drum for various theatrical things.

Sometimes I'll be in an elevator and I'll hear a corny instrumental version of 'Light My Fire.'

I like myself being a survivor.

My mom, Peggy, was a free spirit. She loved music and liked to paint. She had received her degree from Chouinard Art Institute in L.A.

I stumbled onto Peggy Feury in the '80s. I recognized her brilliance immediately; it took her awhile to recognize mine.

Painters 'see' the world; musicians 'hear' it.

When Dudamel is up on the podium, he truly is 'inside' the music. It courses in his veins, mixing with his blood.