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
breathe enjoy mixed particular
I enjoy mixed audiences, not one particular group. Short, tall, scientists, Jews, gentiles, whatever, as long as they breathe and like to laugh.
father
I was 28 when my father died, and I was an only child.
funny
If something strikes me as funny, I'll put it in my performance.
audiences became social tried whatever
After I graduated, I tried Broadway, which was difficult for me. It was tough to get a part on Broadway, so I just started talking to audiences at different social gatherings, and little by little I became Don Rickles - whatever that is.
comedians staying
The young comedians always ask me, 'What's the secret for staying around?' I tell them, 'There is no secret - just stay around. Longevity is the most important thing.'
building cement god guy pounding street swear
When I walk down the street in New York, I swear to God, the building constructor, the guy pounding cement and what not, will yell, 'Hey, you hockey puck!'
call
I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
comics compared material
Compared to what some of the young comics use for material today, I'm a priest.
wants
I'm not one of those guys who wants to die on a stage.
although audiences
When you do comedy, you can't please the world, although I'd like to think that most of my audiences were on my side.
absolute assumption becomes believe structure throughout truth
In our development, as we grow throughout our lives, the structure of our beliefs becomes very complicated, and we make it even more complicated because we make the assumption that what we believe is the absolute truth.
art human main
Every human is an artist. And this is the main art that we have: the creation of our story.
thousands
For thousands of years, there have been lies about being gay or not being gay. If you know they're lies, you're free.
cried time took war
I was in World War II; I cried when they took me in the Navy. That's the last time I cried.