I try to put what's evocative in the music to me, I try and put that out there in terms of titles and imagery, or implication towards the listener.

Terry Bozzio

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If you enjoy learning, if you enjoy the curiosity of music and what can be done with it, and stop looking at it as something you have to do because someone says this is what you have to do to be a professional, you know, learn it because you're curious about it and then I think you'll have a much better creative sense and enable this inner voice to come out. These things are not taught and are not encouraged.

voice creative thinking

My motives at a young age were, "I want to be rich and famous". by Terry Bozzio

My motives at a young age were, "I want to be rich and famous".

rich age want

There's many possibilities for anything. by Terry Bozzio

There's many possibilities for anything.

possibility

I'd love to do music for films. by Terry Bozzio

I'd love to do music for films.

film

I don't think I can play the game and sell myself. by Terry Bozzio

I don't think I can play the game and sell myself.

games play thinking

I feel qualified and competent to try anything that's thrown my way because I don't have to be a success. I can just try.

feels trying way

I think my music is great for film, but I don't have the opportunity, or goesche to go and pitch myself to Hollywood.

hollywood opportunity thinking

When I was in eighth grade said sit in at a graduation party and I played 'Boys' by The Beatles and fifty people were standing around with their mouths open. And you kind of get the hint, well maybe I should do this because I'm not very good at sports, I'm not that popular, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very good looking, but when I played the drums, everybody liked it.

smart party sports

The way we teach is a very linear kind of way. by Terry Bozzio

The way we teach is a very linear kind of way.

linear kind way

I'm not Zappa, you know. I'm just Terry. by Terry Bozzio

I'm not Zappa, you know. I'm just Terry.

zappa knows

Where does Terry live? Somewhere deep inside. So I just let that come out and try to make something out of it without worrying about techniques or rules or any of that stuff. Just do it, you know. As long as it doesn't burn or get deleted, you know, then somebody will find it someday and I will have left something that I think is beautiful.

worry beautiful thinking

If it's something that I just can't get anywhere with, even if I think this could be a hit, I just drop it and it doesn't get developed.

ifs thinking

There are things I've kept over the years and then someday I might pull up a program of some tune that I've done and I go "Wow, I know what to do with this now".

pull-ups might years

I married my Japanese wife Mayumi who I'm so happy with, she's been so supportive. I live part time in Japan at her house, so I've been always very influenced by Japan. Since I guess the 70's or so. I've come to appreciate so much of their culture.

japan appreciate wife

In the liner notes, music is fine by itself. It doesn't need any... by Terry Bozzio

In the liner notes, music is fine by itself. It doesn't need any explanation.

notes-music fine needs

Being a professional does not have a very high standard. by Terry Bozzio

Being a professional does not have a very high standard.

high-standards standards doe

I think by the time I finished college I was calling myself a professional because I was, you know. I was making a living playing music.

playing-music college thinking

It's very difficult to make a living in music these days. All it... by Terry Bozzio

It's very difficult to make a living in music these days. All it takes is somebody paying.

difficult these-days

Of course the headspace for the young musician is whatever the guy who is paying you says, is right, but that's all.

musician guy young

I don't have to be a success. I can just try. by Terry Bozzio

I don't have to be a success. I can just try.

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