I just started off on my own by learning the regular chords then the barre chords. Then I'd lean the notes that would go with them. Tommy Bolin More Quotes by Tommy Bolin More Quotes From Tommy Bolin I'll hear something in my head, then eventually play it. But it's a subconscious thing. Most of the time I really don't know what I'm playing. Tommy Bolin subconsciousknowsplay If you're not having fun it's not worth doing. Tommy Bolin having-funifsfun My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live. Tommy Bolin jointsfallfirsts You're in direct contact with the music by having the strings under your fingers. It's not mechanical like a piano. Tommy Bolin stringsfingerspiano I can't do anything but play guitar. Tommy Bolin guitari-canplay When you come from the Midwest, you have a more open mind than if you come from the West Coast or the East Coast. Tommy Bolin midwesteastmind Blues teaches you to develop coherent solos, because the form you're playing over is so basic. You have to develop leads that go someplace. Tommy Bolin teachsoloform I don't like English bands. They're too structured. Tommy Bolin band I came in with a completely new perspective. I would write songs and they would pick tunes they felt were in the Purple vein. Tommy Bolin purplewritingsong I learned a lot about lead; you don't have to blow your cookies in the first bar. It is much harder to be simple that to be complicated during solos. Tommy Bolin barssimpleblow When I got to LA and was with the James Gang, I got the opportunity to write a lot, to play in front of large audiences, make some money. Tommy Bolin playwritingopportunity Right now I feel so inspired, it's hard to believe. I've written about 20 songs in the last two days. I'd gone about four months without writing a thing. Tommy Bolin writingsongbelieve My family were all musicians. I really wasn't interested in school or anything. Tommy Bolin my-familymusicianschool A lot of times I wish I would have learned to read music, but I'm very impatient. Tommy Bolin impatientwish I'll play drums a lot at home, and it will help my wrist action. Tommy Bolin playhomehelping I used to try and take things in leaps and bounds. Now I've realized it's got to be step by step. Tommy Bolin usedstepstrying The best money I made was panhandling. Tommy Bolin best-moneymade I want the new band to work together for a while, and when we're ready we'll invite every major record company to see us. Tommy Bolin recordsbandworking-together Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run. Tommy Bolin matterplayrunning Once I was playing and moving around and I fell right on my back. Just straight on my back. It was the most embarrassing moment of my life. Tommy Bolin embarrassingmomentsmoving
