Quotes By Warren Zevon

I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.

Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage.

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.

Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.

I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid.

Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade.

I have no guitar technique.

Well, I was interested in playing the piano from as early as I can remember.

Everywhere I go, I have my little Steinberger, and I like it very well.

That's my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business.

My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think.

I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions.

And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.

My memory is not even what most people's is, much less what it oughta be for a discussion like this.

Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too.

You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.

My first album is like a terrible John Hammond album, with drums.

The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.

Well, I don't think it ever did, but in the early '60s I got interested in folk music.

Dylan can do no wrong.

It took me 10 years to realize that I don't know 'em, 10 years to realize that it's possible to learn them, then another 10 years to learn how to do things.

Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.

Piano is like drudgery.

I remember certain lines and whose they are.

But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.

I don't like piano solos.

Enjoy every sandwich.

I'm not a big jazz fan.