I've been a longtime supporter of all sorts of environmental groups. John Densmore More Quotes by John Densmore More Quotes From John Densmore Bass players and drummers are brothers in the basement cooking up the groove that makes people move. John Densmore brother player moving In your twenties, everything makes you crazy. John Densmore crazy twenties Those who go ahead provide a little light into the unknown. John Densmore light littles I believe in the mystery, and I don't want to take it any further than that. Maybe what I mean by that is love. John Densmore want mean believe The first drum beat we all heard was our mother. John Densmore beats mother firsts I was raised Catholic. I didn't appreciate the guilt and sin part of it. John Densmore appreciate catholic guilt When an ensemble is really tight or playing as one, it's a transcendental experience. It is spiritual. It goes beyond the ensemble. Ray and I and Robby and Jim were pretty tight, musically and spiritually. John Densmore ensemble rays spiritual Fortunately, an extremely sexy, pixie-voiced blond named Ronnie Harran, who booked the Whisky, saw us...She had an ear for talent...the Whisky was finally a gig we could be proud of. John Densmore sexy proud ears I've been very blessed to make a living in stuff I love and am totally passionate about, music and writing. So I'm eager to see what the day will bring, how I will feed that passion. John Densmore passion blessed writing I don't play just one-two-three-four. I try to play melodies. John Densmore play trying two The more the ensemble, the duet or the forty piece orchestra, plays as one person, the more it makes people dance, because you're back in the womb. You feel mom's heartbeat. It makes you move. It reminds you of that warm, groovy space you were in. John Densmore mom play moving If you're playing live, I like to think of the ensemble, whether it's the duet or a forty piece orchestra, as one person. And the entire audience, whether it's twelve people or twelve thousand at Madison Square Garden, is the other person. The two of you are going to dance together tonight. John Densmore garden two thinking If an ensemble - I don't care if it's a duet or a forty-piece orchestra - the musicians, the two of them or the forty of them, are all trying to play as tight as possible, as one person. They're trying to play like they are one person. John Densmore play trying two We have our own little heartbeat, too. We already have what I would call polyrhythms going on. John Densmore heartbeat littles Going first is courageous. I'm just talking on a spirit level now. John Densmore levels talking firsts Why is there such passion for any sort of gossipy, provocative sensual stuff? It sells! John Densmore passion sensual stuff People forget that public people and celebrities, they too have to go to the bathroom and get divorced. John Densmore bathroom forget people When I wake up in the morning, I meditate immediately, before I even get out of bed. John Densmore wake-up bed morning Being in a band is like polygamy without the sex. John Densmore polygamy band sex
