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title: "4 Ensemble Quotes By John Densmore"
description: "4 Ensemble quotes by John Densmore. Plus more from John Densmore and more Ensemble sayings from other authors."
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> [The more the ensemble, the duet or the forty piece orchestra, plays as one person, the more it makes people dance, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/the-more-the-ensemble-the-duet-or-the-forty-piece-orchestra-plays-as/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

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> [When an ensemble is really tight or playing as one, it's a transcendental experience. It is spiritual. It goes beyond the ensemble.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/when-an-ensemble-is-really-tight-or-playing-as-one-it-s-a/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

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> [If you're playing live, I like to think of the ensemble, whether it's the duet or a forty piece orchestra, as one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/if-you-re-playing-live-i-like-to-think-of-the-ensemble-whether-it-s/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

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> [If an ensemble - I don't care if it's a duet or a forty-piece orchestra - the musicians, the two of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/if-an-ensemble-i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-duet-or-a-forty-piece-orchestra/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

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## More by John Densmore

> [At the risk of sounding grandiose, I will say that, to me, rock 'n' roll is sacred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/at-the-risk-of-sounding-grandiose-i-will-say-that-to-me-rock-n-roll/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [We were not folk-rock. We would scare people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/we-were-not-folk-rock-we-would-scare-people/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/i-ve-been-very-blessed-to-make-a-living-in-stuff-i-love-and-am/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [The fossil fuel industry has made advocating alternative energy sources a liberal/conservative thing, and an ideological battle, when it should really be about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/the-fossil-fuel-industry-has-made-advocating-alternative-energy/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [When I was in my 20s I went through my testosterone phase and had a Mercedes to show that I'm rich, and they used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/when-i-was-in-my-20s-i-went-through-my-testosterone-phase-and-had-a/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [First of all, Turtle Island is the name of this continent we live on... that's right, not 'America... as in North America,' but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/first-of-all-turtle-island-is-the-name-of-this-continent-we-live-on/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [As long as there's young people, they can look to Jim to help them cut the umbilical chord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/as-long-as-there-s-young-people-they-can-look-to-jim-to-help-them-cut/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [In my old age, I've learned that if I put the right cymbal crash in the very right spot, exactly, it can be as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/in-my-old-age-i-ve-learned-that-if-i-put-the-right-cymbal-crash-in/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [The Stones without Mick. The Police without Sting. The Doors without Jim. It doesn't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/the-stones-without-mick-the-police-without-sting-the-doors-without/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/fortunately-an-extremely-sexy-pixie-voiced-blond-named-ronnie-harran/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [Money is like fertiliser. When spread around, things grow; when it's hoarded, it stinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/money-is-like-fertiliser-when-spread-around-things-grow-when-it-s/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [In the '50s, West L.A. was like Kansas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/in-the-50s-west-l-a-was-like-kansas/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [I'm not the fastest drummer in the world, but I'm very into dynamics and knowing that there's space in between the notes and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/i-m-not-the-fastest-drummer-in-the-world-but-i-m-very-into-dynamics/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [The first drum beat we all heard was our mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/the-first-drum-beat-we-all-heard-was-our-mother/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

> [Jim was Dionysus, but it took three Apollos to balance that Dionysian energy. He was a force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/jim-was-dionysus-but-it-took-three-apollos-to-balance-that-dionysian/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

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