Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run. — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year, played keyboards… — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
Right now I feel so inspired, it's hard to believe. I've written about 20 songs in the last two days. I'd gone about four… — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses. — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
A lot of things just got distorted, like stories about each other. After the tour we never talked. I believe a band should be… — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs. — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
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… — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
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… — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Once I was playing and moving around and I fell right on my back. Just straight on my back. It was the most embarrassing… — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run. — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Tommy Bolin Copy Share Image
