I wanted to be as far away from everybody as I could be. I found it difficult to be close to anybody,… — Rick Allen Anybody Copy Share Image
Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too… — Rick Allen Feels Copy Share Image
I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new. — Rick Allen Battered Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, they're happy if you do the obvious songs towards the end of the set and you've… — Rick Allen Certain Copy Share Image
My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn't have survived the crash. — Rick Allen Been Copy Share Image
Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to… — Rick Allen Breathing Copy Share Image
'Cause I felt I didn't have anything else to prove as a musician... and boy was I wrong about that one. — Rick Allen About Copy Share Image
Yes, of course that's true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I'd pretty much lost… — Rick Allen Accident Copy Share Image
I think at that time I obviously wasn't aware of what I really needed. But conversely, my wanting to prove something to… — Rick Allen Aware Copy Share Image
And more importantly, I wouldn't be the person I am today, I wouldn't be where I am now and I may not… — Rick Allen Accident Copy Share Image
But I think that the most important thing was to really stop drinking. — Rick Allen Drinking Copy Share Image
America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in… — Rick Allen Almost Copy Share Image
I think my perception of my own life is different and the fact that Lauren and myself are together. I've never felt… — Rick Allen Different Copy Share Image
But unfortunately, in my unrelenting drive to get back on that drum stool, the major casualty in all of it was that… — Rick Allen About Copy Share Image
If I couldn't play drums it would have destroyed me. If you're thrown in the deep end you swim, and that's basically… — Rick Allen Band Copy Share Image
We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the… — Rick Allen Album Copy Share Image
And more importantly, I wouldnt be the person I am today, I wouldnt be where I am now and I may not… — Rick Allen Accidents Copy Share Image
Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people.… — Rick Allen Inspire Copy Share Image
I think all of those things, but certainly the booze really brought out the really unreasonable side of me, and I just… — Rick Allen Again Copy Share Image
If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get… — Rick Allen America Copy Share Image
Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I… — Rick Allen Accidents Copy Share Image
But it's funny that now I'm in such a happy situation, I look more objectively at my own past and see what… — Rick Allen Able Copy Share Image
