Rick Danko Professions : MusicianBorn : December 29, 1942Died : December 10, 1999 Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by Rick Danko By doing something positive in this world, you're helping people and the future. We're all trying to help the world... make it a better place to live. We're actually still changing the world, aren't we? Rick Danko positiveinspirationalpeople As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel. Rick Danko applescuttingdream I'm here in the mountains, in the foothills of the Catskills. Rick Danko mountain Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old. I had an uncle who was a country and western singer and I met Lefty Frizzell when I was five or six years old in those shows that would come through Toronto from Nashville. Rick Danko unclesartistcountry I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night. Rick Danko new-yearspringnight You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it. You just don't sit around and sing it anymore unless you're performing. That's kind of sad. Rick Danko singingsightsong Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your goals and follow those guidelines. It's all right there if you reach for it, unless you want to punch timeclocks and work for somebody. That's what we liked about America, the land of opportunity. All your dreams can come true. Rick Danko landdreamopportunity I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's not that way for most folks, but I'd be lost without it. Rick Danko lost-lovesafeplay When CD technology first came out, it was just so much waste. Rick Danko cdswastetechnology When I used to play nightclubs, you had to play Top 40 or favorite oldies that maybe people could relate to. Rick Danko usedplaypeople I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me. Rick Danko detroitrecordsway Also a portion of my sales go directly to Greenpeace. Rick Danko portionsgreenpeace When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world. Rick Danko changing-the-worldvisionworld The pressures, I don't really like to think about the pressures, I like to solve them, you know what I mean. I could sit here and complain about pressures but nobody wants to hear about pressures. Rick Danko complainingmeanthinking When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so polluted, I never thought it would ever, EVER be turned around where they could start cleaning it out in my lifetime! Rick Danko growing-uplakeskids He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker. Rick Danko thinkergoalifs Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's allowed me to do just about any silly little thing the mind could conjure up, and I'm still alive and here. Rick Danko getting-oldermindsilly I like a lot of bass players. I like a lot of tuba players too. Rick Danko tubasbassplayer Paul Butterfield and I had a band together at one point. Rick Danko bandtogether My first payback to society in life, was The Dolphin Project. Rick Danko dolphinspaybackfirsts Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musicianAll Authors
