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" There's no glamour in stupid mistakes. "
David Bryan
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" Glass and wearable technology is an example of another step in consumer-facing innovation that will change how we share the music experience with our fans in the future. "
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" We thought the hardest thing in the world was to get a record deal, then the hardest was to get a No. 1 record, and then the hardest thing is to stay at the top. It's a lot of work. "
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" Most of Broadway is based on a movie or a book. You don't see many original musicals. "
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" We love to make records, and we love to tour. "
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" The Broadway run of 'Memphis' has been like going to the moon. It was so great to actually open at the Shubert Theatre and then amazing to be nominated for eight Tonys and attend all the luncheons and events. "
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" I'm going to stop when I'm 100. I put a limit on myself. "
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" Some I want to see just for curiosity. But no, I don't really rush out to see a bunch of musicals. "
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" 'Memphis' lives in me, and I'm bringing it around the world. "
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" My father was a very big musical influence on me. He was a trumpet player. And that's what I started with. Then, when I was 7, my parents introduced me to the piano. "
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" When we get on stage, naturally, you just get out there and work it as hard as you humanly possibly can do it. "
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" I remember, when I was very young and going to the Fillmore East and watching three of my favorite bands in one night, I'd want a hit. I want to hear the songs that brought them to that pinnacle of success. "
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" When it comes to writing musicals, you write the best piece you can. Then, its destiny is in the hands of the actors and the director. "
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" The wild thing is that when I'm in the band, I can control my destiny with four other guys. As a composer sitting in the audience, you can throw good vibes at everybody, but you can't control anybody's destiny, so it's really unsettling. "
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" We're a bar band, so we know all the bar songs. "
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" There's trials and tribulations in a band. "
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" A lot of my friends are doctors, and the difference between me and them is there's no musical emergencies to pull me away from dinner. 'I need the chords for that song right now!' No, it can wait. "
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" I just wanted to release an album of piano music for music's sake. I'm not expecting to sell millions of albums. It's was just nice to be able to sit down at an acoustic piano and make some music. "
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" When I'm playing in the band, I'm sweating - giving 120 percent. "
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" We don't want to just be known for what we did. We want to be known for what we do and what we did. We've been highly productive since 2000 when 'Crush' came out. "
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" We really earned our keep by going door to door, going to every town, playing in every club. "
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" We strive to have new records. We strive to have new songs on the radio. That feels good that we can gain those new fans and still bring out our fans that have been with us for some of the ride or all of the ride. "
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" In times of joy and sorrow, love or hate, peace and unrest, music has always been an important outlet for expressing our emotions individually and as a nation. "
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