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If I practice I'll really alienate people.

Terry Bozzio

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Terry Bozzio
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 27
Composer
Drummer
Guitarist
Musician
Percussionist
Singer
Studio Musician
San Francisco County
California
Terry John Bozzio
People
Alienate
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Really

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Japan and Europe seem to have a little more cultural education and so the crowds have been a little more big and enthusiastic, and the places I've played seem a little more classy.
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In the liner notes, music is fine by itself. It doesn't need any explanation.
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There's nothing that can prepare you for fame and for the music business at any point in history.
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We have a society that wants somebody to come out of college with a degree that will make them a slave for whatever discipline they're in.
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My motives at a young age were, I want to be rich and famous.
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You just chip away until the puzzle is complete.
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