Music making Quotes by Dimebag Darrell

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Dimebag Darrell shares eight short thoughts on the process of making music, channeling his heavy‑metal intensity and guitar prowess. This collection provides a fast glimpse into his creative outlook.

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I've become more interested in creating a band sound than trying to outshine the other guys.

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Weve always done a bunch of musically diverse things. We were just showing a broader side of the band, the more melodic…

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It kills me when I see some metal band trying to pass themselves off as an 'alternative band.

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Towards the end with Pantera - although I was never unhappy with the music we were making - it became one-dimensional, and…

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Pantera is the only band I've ever been in, and at the start we used to play covers to make a living.

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I love jamming with my band because the guys inspire me every time. We all get off on each other's playing.

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We've always done a bunch of musically diverse things. We were just showing a broader side of the band, the more melodic…

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To me, a sure-fire way to get in a rut is by sitting around playing by yourself for too long. You've gotta…

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Who doesn't like to play Black Sabbath tunes!

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Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.

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Glen Tipton and K.K. Downing are the gods of double-guitar axemanship.

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Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.

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... I got home, picked up my ax, turned on the four-track and just played it ... I played three solos back to back…

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Man, don't get me started on Pat Travers. That dude writes killer blues rock and roll riffs.

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I've become more interested in creating a band sound than trying to outshine the other guys.

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Play the pentatonic blues scale, just for fret- and pick-hand dexterity and to mesh them both together.

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Way before we got a record deal, we were playing clubs seven nights a week, three one-hour sets a night. Then we got the…

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When you're a little kid, you have nerve. I'd walk right up to whoever was recording and say, 'Hey, dude, what's the lick of…

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