Mick Fleetwood Quotes

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• Rock and roll is commitment. Rock and roll is passion and spirit.
• I keep fit, I work out, I eat pretty damn well, I don't drink like a fish, and all of those things are tempered with…
• No matter what - rehearsed, under-rehearsed, over-rehearsed, doubts about rehearsing - the first gig is always the first gig, and you put on your little…
• The value of friends has always been a natural thing. I prefer too many to too few.
• To me, the blues is an infection. I don't think it's necessarily a melancholy thing; the blues can be really positive and I think I…
• If you were to ask me, 'What the hell does a musician have in common with a restaurant?' I would say a huge amount. It's…
• The down side these days is thinking that, “I can do this all on my own”.  Yes, you can do this on your own but…
• I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States.
• I love wearing a lot of color, and I am majorly into scarves. I'm the Beau Brummell of Fleetwood Mac, no doubt.
• Fleetwood Mac has been pretty truthful. Open about what we do. We've always done it from the inside out. Versus being pressured from the outside…
• The world's worst is when you find yourself going like Mother Hubbard and cupping your hand behind your ear. I was a major glutton for…
• John Lee Hooker became a friend of mine and I love all of his work. He was truly an icon. He lived the life. I…
• My template for most songs is 'Is this inspiring?' and with the blues it so often is.
• We're all looking for those moments - a relief. That's why people go out and treat themselves.
• Fleetwood Mac were really accessible musically, but lyrically and emotionally, we weren't so easy. And it was our music that helped us survive. But all…
• In order to run a great business, you must know that a bunch of really intrinsically unhappy people, that's not a recipe for success. Don't…
• Life is a glass of wine and having your feet washed - it's a biblical event, might I add. This is part of mankind's story.…
• At last a dream come true. The Instrument of Instruments.
• There are no Kleenex boxes on these loops, just so you know.
• I really understand what that process is all about and how important it is, especially with young folk and creative folk that love looking for…

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