Don Was
Don Was
Don Wasis an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was led the 1980s funk rock band Was. In later years he produced songs and albums for a large number of popular recording artists. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 September 1952
CountryUnited States of America
booths brothers dad fool guitar home learning letters mills pick record remember send sing song spoken taking upside war
Dad wouldn't let me fool with his guitar much, because I'm left-handed, and I'd pick it up upside down. But I remember learning to sing 'Paper Doll,' the Mills Brothers song - this was during the war - and I remember my dad taking me down to one of those little record booths where you could make spoken letters to send home.
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I was listening to one of my favorite songs that Phil wrote and had an extreme emotional moment just before I got the news of his passing. I took that as a special spiritual message from Phil saying goodbye. Our love was and will always be deeper than any earthly differences we might have had.
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When Phil and I started out, everyone hated rock n' roll. The record companies didn't like it at all - felt it was an unnecessary evil. And the press: interviewers were always older than us, and they let you know they didn't like your music, they were just doing the interview because it was their job.
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When Phil and I hit that one spot where I call it 'The Everly Brothers,' I don't know where it is. 'Cause it's not me and it's not him. It's the two of us together. I sing the lead, and so I can drift off. Then we'll come back in together and the whole thing happens again. It amazes me sometimes.
books gets jump problem producing time
Producing words isn't a problem for me. And I usually write two books at a time. When one horse gets winded, you jump on the other.
pages
So I thought I should write five pages a day. And that's what I did. Eventually I had a book.
course separates
We always think of borders as something that separates two peoples but of course they unite them. It's something you have in common, literally.
morning
You know, I mean this sincerely, you know, I'm so grateful that I get to get up in the morning and do this, you know, and write books.
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In the first place, it's surreal to watch filming, to see the little ideas you had in your head and now Taylor Kitsch is doing it, or Salma Hayek. And then to see it loud and bright onscreen is a trip.
jeopardy
Well, if you're writing a thriller, you have to have your character in mortal jeopardy on page 1 or it's not a thriller.
behave people seem
People who dance well, dress well, are well groomed and know how to behave seem to know others who dance, dress and behave well.
hosting mounting
Almost all of what I learned about mounting and hosting a dance show I learned from Dick Clark.
figured good hot music reason stayed
I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'
admired brain needed taught work worked
My father worked real hard. I admired him. My father taught me you needed to work with your brain and not your back. I've made that a passion.