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All the different styles I've...

All the different styles I've played have really helped me as a guitarist and helped me develop my own way of playing.

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A lot of times I wish I would...

A lot of times I wish I would have learned to read music, but I'm very impatient.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I want the new band to work t...

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.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I used to listen a lot to Rol...

I used to listen a lot to Rolling Stones records and play along with them when I was first starting. It's a good way to learn, jamming around basic music.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

My first joint I smoked onsta...

My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I started on drums when I was...

I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year, played keyboards for a year and a half, and went back to guitar.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

When I first colored my hair,...

When I first colored my hair, my mother loved it. I got kicked out of school when I was 15, just for my hair.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

When you come from the Midwes...

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

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I used to try and take things...

I used to try and take things in leaps and bounds. Now I've realized it's got to be step by step.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

Once I was playing and moving...

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.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

You're in direct contact with...

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

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

A lot of things just got dist...

A lot of things just got distorted, like stories about each other. After the tour we never talked. I believe a band should be a band.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I just started off on my own ...

I just started off on my own by learning the regular chords then the barre chords. Then I'd lean the notes that would go with them.

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I can't see. I used to wear g...

I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I'll hear something in my hea...

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.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I'll play drums a lot at home...

I'll play drums a lot at home, and it will help my wrist action.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I have my own style, but it's...

I have my own style, but it's different for each kind of music. There are certain little characteristic things every player has.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

Blues teaches you to develop ...

Blues teaches you to develop coherent solos, because the form you're playing over is so basic. You have to develop leads that go someplace.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I replaced Walsh, I replaced ...

I replaced Walsh, I replaced Blackmore, now I just gotta be me.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I think the way I play the gu...

I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

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