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
jobs philosophy joy
It's an inside job to learn about forgiving, it's an inside job to hang on to the joy of living.
relationship crazy remember
Remember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream.
struggle creative balance
My creative life is a constant struggle to achieve a balance between letting things flow in and letting things flow out.
wind singers forget
Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing a word onto a melody. It doesn't ring true.
fortune
Fortune smiles on some, and lets the others go free.
quality picnics easy
I'm not easy to live with and I know that it's true. However, you're no picnic either, babe, and that's one of the things I liked about you.
desire want talent
I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.
grace want praying
To want what I have, to take what I'm given with grace. For this I pray...
hurt pride people
There are people in your life who've come and gone, they let you down and hurt your pride. Better put it all behind you, life goes on, you keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside.
together sometimes
Sometimes to keep it together you've got to leave it alone.
cutting rocks listening
I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him.
inspiring appreciation business
The trouble with you and me my friend, is the trouble with this nation, too many blessings, too little Appreciation.
spiritual atheist science
We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds in the name of destiny and in the name of God.
warrior fairy-tale failing
Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales