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Warren Zevon [1947-2003] American

Rank: 101
Musician, Singer-songwriter

Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.
Zevon's compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Johnny Strikes Up the Band", all of which are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy.

Death, Teacher

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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.		101
I'll sleep when I'm dead.	Death	102
Enjoy every sandwich.		103
I don't learn so good, no matter how good the teacher is.	Teacher	104
And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.		105
Piano is like drudgery.		106
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.		107
I have no guitar technique.		108
Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.		109
Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.		110
Dylan can do no wrong.		111
But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.		112
You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.		113
My first album is like a terrible John Hammond album, with drums.		114
Well, I don't think it ever did, but in the early '60s I got interested in folk music.		115
Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too.		116
Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage.		117
I'm not a big jazz fan.		118
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.		119
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.		120
Everywhere I go, I have my little Steinberger, and I like it very well.		121
Dylan doesn't have to make Blonde On Blonde every time.		122
Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade.		123
I remember certain lines and whose they are.		124
Well, I was interested in playing the piano from as early as I can remember.		125
The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.		126
That's my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business.		201
So I guess I had, I think they tell me I had, about three years total of piano lessons, off and on.		202
My memory is not even what most people's is, much less what it oughta be for a discussion like this.		203
My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think.		204
I wish I sang better.		205
I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions.		206
I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.		207
I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid.		208
I don't like piano solos.		209
But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.		210

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