35 Quotes by Tommy Bolin

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    I want the new band to work together for a while, and when we're ready we'll invite every major record company to see us.

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    When you come from the Midwest, you have a more open mind than if you come from the West Coast or the East Coast.

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    Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run.

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    Once I was playing and moving around and I fell right on my back. Just straight on my back. It was the most embarrassing moment of my life.

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    You're in direct contact with the music by having the strings under your fingers. It's not mechanical like a piano.

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    I came in with a completely new perspective. I would write songs and they would pick tunes they felt were in the Purple vein.

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    I'll hear something in my head, then eventually play it. But it's a subconscious thing. Most of the time I really don't know what I'm playing.

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