China Crisis Quotes

We have been fortunate enough to do something that has always been out of the mainstream and yet have an audience for what we do.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Always
• Enough
• Audience

I think that there's the self-imposed pressure to come up with something that's good. For guys like us, that's much more important than any external pressure could really be.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Up
• Good
• Important

What about that Dave Brubeck live album, with a version of 'Like Someone in Love' on it, and long sax solos by Paul Desmond? That's what got me hooked on jazz.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Live
• Like
• Jazz

There was a time in my life when one aspect of my lifestyle called for watching a lot of television.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Life
• Time
• My Life

I learned music from a book on piano theory. I was only interested in knowing about chords. From that, and from the 'Harvard Dictionary of Music,' I learned everything I wanted to know.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Music
• Book
• Know

I think the audience for Limp Bizkit is probably not going to be particularly interested in what we're doing. I don't think they'll find much that satisfies them in what we do.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Think
• Doing
• Find

The protagonist in 'Deacon Blues' is a triple-L loser - an L-L-L Loser. It's not so much about a guy who achieves his dream but about a broken dream of a broken man living a broken life.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Life
• Guy
• Dream

I guess actually playing on the records and touring is a great forced practice regimen for me. And you learn a lot playing with people.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• People
• Great
• Practice

I love guys like Charlie Parker.

Walter Becker China Crisis

• Love
• Like
• I Love