Piano is like drudgery. Warren Zevon More Quotes by Warren Zevon More Quotes From Warren Zevon We buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them. Warren Zevon buyingbelievebook All I can say is what I've always said: If you break your leg, stop thinking about dancing and start decorating the cast. Warren Zevon dancinglifethinking There's nothing romantic, nothing grand, nothing heroic, nothing brave, nothing like that about drinking. It's a real coward's death. Warren Zevon alcoholrealdrinking To me, the message of my songs, of all songs, is "enjoy life." My message as a person who evidently doens't have much more planned is the same. It's the only message I ever thought art had any business having. Warren Zevon enjoy-lifesongart People write because it seems like it'll be an easier job than carpet laying, that they might meet more girls. And they write because the world strikes them as being a marvelous place, and they want to keep bringing that to everybody's attention. You know ~ a scary place, a menacing place, an exciting place because it's scary and menacing. But mainly, kind of glorious. Warren Zevon girlwritingjobs Enjoy every sandwich. Warren Zevon enjoysandwicheslife If you won't leave me, I'll find someone who will. Warren Zevon leaving-melow-self-esteemifs I'm very well acquainted with the seven deadly sins, I keep a busy schedule trying to fit them in. Warren Zevon scheduleseviltrying Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him. Warren Zevon my-heroidolshero When I was young, times were hard. When I got older it was worse. Warren Zevon hardyoung They say love conquers all Warren Zevon love-conquers-allcargun But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging. ... Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too. ... And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard. ... Dylan can do no wrong. ... Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him. ... I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him. Warren Zevon herohomemean I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it. Warren Zevon drunksongfacts You can dream the American Dream Warren Zevon lightdreamsleep Everywhere I go, I have my little Steinberger, and I like it very well. Warren Zevon wellslittles I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did. Warren Zevon You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles. Warren Zevon townsdifferentwater I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying not to think about. Warren Zevon writingsongthinking Maybe you simply criticized someone you hardly knew. You ruined part of their life. For them, part of your life, too. Warren Zevon ruinedrejection And if California slides into the ocean, as the mystics and statistics say it will, I predict this hotel will be standing until I've paid my bill. Warren Zevon futurecaliforniaocean
