Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too. – Warren Zevon
You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles. – Warren Zevon
Yeah, I don’t like, um, I’m not interested in rock ‘n’ roll piano. I find it a little grating. – Warren Zevon
I mean, I haven’t been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn’t pay attention to that period of music, obviously. – Warren Zevon
Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade. – Warren Zevon
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. – Warren Zevon
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. – Warren Zevon
Well, I don’t think it ever did, but in the early ’60s I got interested in folk music. – Warren Zevon
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. – Warren Zevon
And I think it’s safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard. – Warren Zevon