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 More Quotes by Tommy Bolin More Quotes From Tommy Bolin I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year, played keyboards for a year and a half, and went back to guitar. Tommy Bolin guitar two years 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 chords notes my-own I have my own style, but it's different for each kind of music. There are certain little characteristic things every player has. Tommy Bolin style different player I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses. Tommy Bolin lenses glasses thinking How do you stop somebody from growing? Tommy Bolin growing When I'm with Purple, I'm totally with Purple; when I'm doing my thing, I'm totally doing my own thing. Tommy Bolin purple my-own I'd rather work than not. Tommy Bolin I used to listen a lot to Rolling Stones records and play along with them when I was first starting. It's a good way to learn, jamming around basic music. Tommy Bolin rolling records play A lot of things just got distorted, like stories about each other. After the tour we never talked. I believe a band should be a band. Tommy Bolin band stories believe When I first colored my hair, my mother loved it. I got kicked out of school when I was 15, just for my hair. Tommy Bolin mother hair school All the different styles I've played have really helped me as a guitarist and helped me develop my own way of playing. Tommy Bolin style different way For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs. Tommy Bolin practice writing people I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something. Tommy Bolin guitar play thinking I replaced Walsh, I replaced Blackmore, now I just gotta be me. Tommy Bolin gotta just now me
