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
life memories thinking
The true life is not reducible to words spoken or written, not by anyone, ever. The true life takes place when we're alone, thinking, feeling, lost in memory, dreamingly self-aware, the submicroscopic moments.
dying want might
The writer is driven by his conviction that some truths aren't arrived at so easily, that life is still full of mystery, that it might be better for you, Dear Reader, if you went back to the Living section of your newspaper because this is the dying section and you don't really want to be here.
soul want silver
I don’t want your candor. I want your soul in a silver thimble.
animal earth irony
No sense of the irony of human experience, that we are the highest form of life on earth, and yet ineffably sad because we know what no other animal knows, that we must die.
technology scope complexity
As technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive.
hockey islands long
I know I'm not very popular on Long Island. I don't know who's less popular, me or Joey Buttafuoco.
people millions
I talk to millions of people every day. I just like it when they can't talk back.
basketball games baghdad
I would rather go to Baghdad than go to a professional basketball game.
unique want position
I'm in a unique position - I can do what I want.
thinking politics tunes
I'm so happy, I think I'll dress up like J. Edgar Hoover and sing show tunes.
people goal ruins
My goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life.
mean john-kerry candidates
You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on.
regret mean people
I regret the times I've been mean to people... It's fine to pick on people who can defend themselves and deserve it. Some people don't deserve to be picked on who I picked on, so I don't do it anymore.
years leader trying
Nelson Mandela is a leader Barack Obama should try to emulate... He could start by spending 27 years in prison.