All Rick Allen Quotes
- Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I can kinda give… Absorbed
- Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too far ahead during… Ahead
- I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan
- Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that… Drum
- Chasing the sensation. Whether it was drugs or sex or whatever. Those things had become my main focus in life. Chasing
- I have never been one for the over-the-top. Been
- Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like… Almost Like
- I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country. Allegiance
- I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new. Battered
- But unfortunately, in my unrelenting drive to get back on that drum stool, the major casualty in all of it was that I really forgot… All
- I wanted to be as far away from everybody as I could be. I found it difficult to be close to anybody, not just the… Anybody
- But I think that the most important thing was to really stop drinking. Drinking
- America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some… Almost Like
- And more importantly, I wouldn't be the person I am today, I wouldn't be where I am now and I may not even have been… Accident
- At the end of the day, they're happy if you do the obvious songs towards the end of the set and you've got to try… Certain
- But it's funny that now I'm in such a happy situation, I look more objectively at my own past and see what others have seen… Able
- But the irony is that because the band isn't the focus any more, it allows me the chance to enjoy being a member of Def… Allows
- 'Cause I felt I didn't have anything else to prove as a musician... and boy was I wrong about that one. Anything Else
- I think all of those things, but certainly the booze really brought out the really unreasonable side of me, and I just didn't want to… All
- I think at that time I obviously wasn't aware of what I really needed. But conversely, my wanting to prove something to everyone was beneficial… Aware
- I think my perception of my own life is different and the fact that Lauren and myself are together. I've never felt this free or… Environment
- If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more… America
- My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn't have survived the crash. Been
- We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album. Album
- Yes, of course that's true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I'd pretty much lost interest in playing… Accident