Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer, CMis a Canadian-American singer, actor, voice actor, author, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist who served as David Letterman's musical director, band leader and sidekick on the entire run of both Late Night with David Lettermanand Late Show with David Letterman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth28 November 1949
CityThunder Bay, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
chance share
It is a chance to be still, be open, be quiet, to share in the light.
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I think of all the things that I've gotten to do, all the wonderful people that I've played with, being in the recording studio with Phil Spector tops them all. And of course, now he is in prison. I hope to visit him, I still consider him a friend, and what can you say? A terrible way for a guy like that to be remembered.
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James Brown was my favorite, my absolute idol. Every time I played with him was like a music lesson, and I never thought I could be so funky! I mean, a white boy from Canada - a Jew - getting down with his funky bad self!
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I lived at the Gramercy Park Hotel for about 10 years. It was terrific. It was a pleasantly run-down hotel of the '70s and '80s with a mix of older, rent-controlled apartment dwellers, Europeans and new wave and punk bands. The room service was great, the hamburger was terrific, and they had a doctor who made house calls.
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When you look into the eyes of an animal you've rescued, you can't help but fall in love.
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I actually met Deadmau5 for the first time on the red carpet in Hollywood for the Grammys. I was there with my daughter, and he introduced himself to me. He said, 'Hey, I'm from Toronto.' I had a little conversation with him, and then I realized I'm talking to a guy with a giant mouse head.
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I love to be the center of attention. My oversized ego craves it and needs it.
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I love to do comedy, but music is really my heart.
family man
I'm doing less than I used to because I'm a family man now, and I have two kids.
future
I've never had a plan for the future.
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My years on 'SNL' had reconfirmed that what I do best is play for a sort of edgy comedy.
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The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' than The Beatles.
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The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.
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When I discovered that I could tune into American radio stations after dark, this was the hippest thing to me. It sort of saved my life.