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> [“I got presents as a kid. That stopped in my teens. The small family gifts were gone. Replaced by dark humor – "I got you the same thing as last year. But purple.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/i-got-presents-as-a-kid-that-stopped-in-my-teens-the-small-family/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

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## More by Damon Thomas

> [There was a time when certain producers could produce just about anything, and the label execs would say, "That's a such-and-such record. Let's put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/there-was-a-time-when-certain-producers-could-produce-just-about/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“My family lost most of our old photos. And now? We scan the backgrounds of photos belonging to others just to catch glimpses of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/my-family-lost-most-of-our-old-photos-and-now-we-scan-the-backgrounds/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [Just trying to get to know what director Bill Condon wanted. He's a great director and knows exactly what he wants. He knew every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/just-trying-to-get-to-know-what-director-bill-condon-wanted-he-s-a/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [A lot of the hot music today comes from what's being done in R&B and hip-hop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/a-lot-of-the-hot-music-today-comes-from-what-s-being-done-in-r-b-and/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“I was born during the only week "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/i-was-born-during-the-only-week-disco-duck-by-rick-dees-and-his-cast/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [We're not just R&B guys. We can do pop, rock, blues . . . a wide variety. We are musicians and play several instruments.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/we-re-not-just-r-b-guys-we-can-do-pop-rock-blues-a-wide-variety-we/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“For 2 years I lived in the hills of east Tennessee. In place they called Earl's Holler. Nights were quiet. Until I heard the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/for-2-years-i-lived-in-the-hills-of-east-tennessee-in-place-they/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“I got presents as a kid. That stopped in my teens. The small family gifts were gone. Replaced by dark humor – "I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/i-got-presents-as-a-kid-that-stopped-in-my-teens-the-small-family/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [The more people who come from musical backgrounds and go into promotion, production, songwriting, A&R, plus get their business head together, the better. They'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/the-more-people-who-come-from-musical-backgrounds-and-go-into/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“There is a bottle tree in Cross City, FL. Covered in locally bottled items. Seems Dixie County had a soda in the day. Ghosts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/there-is-a-bottle-tree-in-cross-city-fl-covered-in-locally-bottled/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“I somehow graduated 90s pre-Internet high school and got into college with just a set of flea market 50s encyclopedias at home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/i-somehow-graduated-90s-pre-internet-high-school-and-got-into-college/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [We feel pretty comfortable making music but beyond that there have been other things to take into account, including promotion, marketing, airplay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/we-feel-pretty-comfortable-making-music-but-beyond-that-there-have/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“I learned many things at Dixie County High School. There was a class called Life Management. One week we brought in a 5lb sacks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/i-learned-many-things-at-dixie-county-high-school-there-was-a-class/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [“My Tennessee family had storm shelters. Dug into hillsides before I was born. All unused as I saw them. Just shelters for spiders. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/my-tennessee-family-had-storm-shelters-dug-into-hillsides-before-i/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

> [We constantly try to change and stay fresh. We've done a lot of different styles of music: R&B, hip-hop, rock, orchestral. So when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/we-constantly-try-to-change-and-stay-fresh-we-ve-done-a-lot-of/)

[Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/)

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