I'm no mathematician, so I'm stuck with the graphic representations.

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I really don't have a shopping list of musicians. You can never tell who is going to spark off that chemistry, that magic.

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Always think that in any area of the arts, you get maybe ten percent of people who are creative, original... and the rest are generally following on, copying.

162

Of course, there are many, many musicians whose music gives me pleasure, but until I make contact with them, musically or personally, I never assume that anything wonderful will happen.

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Don't know about heaven, but it's true that there are some real monster players in hell! In fact, if I know anything about famous musicians, most of them will be sitting around muttering and grumbling and bitching about all the others.

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