Dan Hicks Quotes

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• I had different bands. I played with the Acoustic Warriors for the most part, without girl singers. It was the same kind of sound, acoustic…
• My stuff was more of a folk coffeehouse thing, with more acoustic guitar, just me doing a single, and then adding on instruments and voices,…
• About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I'll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me, which…
• And it really is a good feeling to get up there and make that sound. I'm not stuck in a time warp, because I can…
• I don't dictate the solos and I don't dictate the vocal harmonies.
• I don't think I'd want a revival. I'm not doing a tribute to myself.
• I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're…
• I haven't been drinking for years now. Something's got to give. I don't mind that I'm a guy that's stopped drinking, though this interview is…
• I was always looking to record, but how much I actually pursued it was another thing. The major labels weren't that interested in me, and…
• It's not about retro or modern, it's about this note or that note, which sounds better?
• Right now, I'm thinking in terms of just having a good band, man. Having a good act for the stage. Being a good performer, you…
• There's been a big buzz about the Charlatans in the last couple of years. I've heard the word Charlatans more in the last few years…
• There's some pictures of me playing hollow bodies, but I never last long. I always come back to the acoustic.
• There've been periods where I had to convince the audience or win them over.

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