Pastoral Resources

Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.

Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear.

I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective.

They were keen for me still to play the piano, which I was going to, but 45 minutes of piano would be extremely boring. I like a bit of light and shade.

I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play.

Out there in the spotlight you're a million miles away and every ounce of energy you try to give away as the sweat pours out your body like the music that you play.

Most of my nightmares involve me forgetting my lines in a stage play.

My guitar only has five strings 'cause the top one broke and I decided not to put it back on: when I play chords I only play bar chords, and the top one always used to cut me there.

The reason I don't tour is that I don't know how to front a band. What would I do? I can't really play anything well enough to deal with that situation.

I thought it was magic to be able to catch something identically on tape and then be able to play around with it, run it backwards; I thought that was great for years.

We'll open for anyone, we are just looking to play.

I don't mind doing the Who tours when they come along but I want to get out there and play.

We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we had to use louder equipment. The PA systems back then didn't mic the instruments - only the vocals.

I ain't heard anyone play like I do in my band and I am very happy about that.

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization.

God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers.

With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.

I love the music, I love the times, so to me that was exciting personally just to play something that starts in 1986 with graduating high school, we've got a great soundtrack in the pilot.

James Brown is the reason I play guitar.

If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to that other than that's just the way it has been.