"To me, the coolest riffs are composed of two guitar parts that interlock like gears. You need both parts to make whole. I work things out on an electric that's not plugged in to make sure a good tone isn't forgiving a part that couldn't stand up naked. Only after the parts are written will I struggle to find a tone that supports the creativity."

-- Richard Lloyd

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“The stock market is overpriced. Everything is overpriced. Junk is king.”
“I use a portable pocket ultrasound device instead of a stethoscope to listen to the heart, and I share it with the patient in real time. 'Look at your valve, look at your heart-muscle strength.' So they're looking at it with me. Normally a patient is tested by an ultrasonographer who is not allowed to tell them anything.”
“I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle.”
“I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.”
“Hopefully, when your actions and deeds - and therefore other people - boast for you, you're made tired of hearing it, too, from your own mouth because if not, all could lose sight of those actions and deeds behind the gong of your boasting.”
“The second is that the role of China trade in Japanese economy, important as it is, has often been exaggerated, as proven by our experience of the past 6 years.”
“You must learn to deal with the odd and even in life, as well as in figures.”
“All evil begins with this belief: that anotherâ€™s existence is less precious than mine.”

Source : Tony Hendra (2007). “The Messiah of Morris Avenue: A Novel”, p.91, Macmillan

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