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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

Lots of times it really doesn...

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

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I learned a lot about lead; y...

I learned a lot about lead; you don't have to blow your cookies in the first bar. It is much harder to be simple that to be complicated during solos.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

When I got to LA and was with...

When I got to LA and was with the James Gang, I got the opportunity to write a lot, to play in front of large audiences, make some money.

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

I think the way I play the gui...

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

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

When you come from the Midwest...

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

When I'm with Purple, I'm tota...

When I'm with Purple, I'm totally with Purple; when I'm doing my thing, I'm totally doing my own thing.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

When I got to LA and was with ...

When I got to LA and was with the James Gang, I got the opportunity to write a lot, to play in front of large audiences, make some money.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

The best money I made was panh...

The best money I made was panhandling.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

A lot of things just got disto...

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

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

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.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

Blues teaches you to develop c...

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

For me, practice isn't doing s...

For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

How do you stop somebody from ...

How do you stop somebody from growing?

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I blew my voice out and the do...

I blew my voice out and the doctor said, don't even talk for a week.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I came in with a completely ne...

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

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

I can't do anything but play g...

I can't do anything but play guitar.

Tommy Bolin 36 quotes

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