--- title: "1 Took Piano Quotes By Mike Dean" description: "1 Took Piano quotes by Mike Dean. Plus more from Mike Dean and more Took Piano sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/mike-dean-25240_bass_i-ve-always-been-fascinated-with-sound-s_1162507.jpg" --- > [I've always been fascinated with sound, since I was a little kid when my mother Dorothy Dean took me to my first piano lesson. Later on, my guitar, bass guitar, and synthesizer were my secret weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-with-sound-since-i-was-a-little-kid-when/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/mike-dean-25240_bass_i-ve-always-been-fascinated-with-sound-s_1162507.jpg) ## More by Mike Dean > [I try to keep track of what the kids are doing on Soundcloud, and all the new guys coming up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/i-try-to-keep-track-of-what-the-kids-are-doing-on-soundcloud-and-all/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > ['Black Skinhead' almost got deaded because it was too much like a soccer song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/black-skinhead-almost-got-deaded-because-it-was-too-much-like-a/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [I was a Dow Chemical baby. My dad designed chemical plants for Dow Chemical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/i-was-a-dow-chemical-baby-my-dad-designed-chemical-plants-for-dow/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [For 'Twisted Fantasy,' I probably spent 180 days in the studio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/for-twisted-fantasy-i-probably-spent-180-days-in-the-studio/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [One of my favorite moments was when me and Jay-Z made a song 'For Rhyme or Reason.' It ended up on 'Reasonable Doubt,' but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/one-of-my-favorite-moments-was-when-me-and-jay-z-made-a-song-for/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [Music and motorcycles was my thing when I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/music-and-motorcycles-was-my-thing-when-i-was-a-kid/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [Major labels don't play with samples not being cleared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/major-labels-don-t-play-with-samples-not-being-cleared/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [It's great to watch people come up and help mold their careers. I really took it literal when Kanye said, 'Listen to the kids,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/it-s-great-to-watch-people-come-up-and-help-mold-their-careers-i/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [My taste for rappers is very high. I've only worked with, like, Pac and Jay-Z and Scarface.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/my-taste-for-rappers-is-very-high-i-ve-only-worked-with-like-pac-and/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [I worked with Pimp C since he was 14 years old, and he was one of my best friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/i-worked-with-pimp-c-since-he-was-14-years-old-and-he-was-one-of-my/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [I've always been fascinated with sound, since I was a little kid when my mother Dorothy Dean took me to my first piano lesson.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-with-sound-since-i-was-a-little-kid-when/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [Justin Vernon is one of the collaborators Kanye will always go to. He doesn't fit in with any genres - you never know if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/justin-vernon-is-one-of-the-collaborators-kanye-will-always-go-to-he/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [People come with the record done but just need a little more sauce on top. That's what I'm good at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/people-come-with-the-record-done-but-just-need-a-little-more-sauce-on/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [Willie D is one of the first people I worked with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/willie-d-is-one-of-the-first-people-i-worked-with/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) > [I used to play in biker bars, different places like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/i-used-to-play-in-biker-bars-different-places-like-that/) [Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/took-piano/mike-dean/#itemlist", "name": "1 Took Piano Quotes By Mike Dean", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always been fascinated with sound, since I was a little kid when my mother Dorothy Dean took me to my first piano lesson. 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