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English singer-songwriter and guitarist, Birth: 17-1-1949 Mick Taylor Quotes
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The Stones don't really need to do it for money, so they must get some kind of pleasure out of it. They're not like a group that's disbanded and gone away and made a comeback. They've always been there.
Mick Taylor

2.
Blues music is becoming more and more popular than it ever was. I'm always meeting people on the road that are really young, and are guitar players.... male and female.
Mick Taylor

3.
I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. ...both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.
Mick Taylor

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I had to learn chord shapes... I bought books with chord charts. I used to listen to all kinds of pop music.
Mick Taylor

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The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar taste and aspirations and like music as much as you do.
Mick Taylor

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6.
I've never stopped learning.
Mick Taylor

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The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the '60s onwards it changed
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I've written lots of songs on the piano. My mother had a piano and it was the first instrument I played
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If you've been playing for a few years...especially in a group context... you'll see if you have the ability ... or the passion to want to carry on. It's something that you have to be dedicated to ...and you've got to love ..no matter what happens.
Mick Taylor

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The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique
Mick Taylor

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I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.
Mick Taylor

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I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of music, but then I don't see why they would have to anyway.
Mick Taylor

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What I've always lacked is a really strong band to back me up.
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The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues
Mick Taylor

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Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea
Mick Taylor

16.
I play the piano a lot at home, I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage... I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.
Mick Taylor

17.
It's frustrating actually, the time involved in getting something released these days. My new CD has actually been finished for a year. It's only now that it's being released
Mick Taylor

18.
I do to keep things sounding fresh. Sometimes just changing the running order of the show is a good idea.
Mick Taylor

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I suppose because I have a good ear, I could pick out harmonies and learn by ear... I still think that you have to have an ear for music to really be able to feel and understand what you're playing. You can learn by watching and listening to other people.
Mick Taylor

20.
It's not rubbish to say that I was a bit peeved about not getting credit for a couple of songs, but that wasn't the whole reason. I guess I just felt like I had enough. I decided to leave and start a group with Jack Bruce
Mick Taylor

21.
These days there's so much technology and ways you can learn. There are videos and CD roms.
Mick Taylor

22.
I certainly want to get back to the US to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and enjoyed living there. I lived in New York, LA, and Florida.
Mick Taylor