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Denny Laine
Denny Laine
English Musician
Born: Oct 29, 1944
Band Beatles Blues Me Moody You
In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think. Denny Laine
Important Live Think I Think One Thing Part Studio Important Part Thing Playing
The thing is, I was more blues-oriented, more of a purist than in the pop world. That led me into a folk rock trio and to Ginger Baker before I started recording on my own. Denny Laine
Me World Recording Before Own Folk Ginger Trio My Own More Baker Rock Led Than Pop Thing Started
The Moody Blues was very big in France, because they liked that we were basically playing blues. Denny Laine
Moody Big France Liked Because Were Very Blues Playing Basically
I was part of that whole early Moody Blues transitioning from a sort of R&B-blues band to being more progressive. Denny Laine
Moody Band Progressive More Part Sort Being Blues Transitioning Whole Early
I was doing something of my own after I left The Moody Blues, I went away, lived in Spain for a while. Denny Laine
Moody Own Something My Own Doing Left Blues After Spain While Lived Away
Paul forced the Beatles to work a lot harder than they would have otherwise, and he did the same thing with Wings. Denny Laine
Work Beatles Same Thing Otherwise Would Wings He Forced Lot Than Did Same Paul Harder Thing
My fondest memories are of being hidden away in Scotland or Spain writing and working on songs for Wings. Denny Laine
Memories Writing Hidden Wings Songs Scotland Being Spain Working Away
Wonderful Christmas Time' is a Christmas song but it was supposed to be an attempt at a traditional song. Denny Laine
Christmas Time Song Wonderful Attempt Supposed Traditional
I knew Paul when he was in the Beatles. We did the second Beatles British tour with the Moody Blues. And we became friends. I went to a couple of the sessions for the 'Sgt. Pepper' album, we went to parties together, we went to see Jimi Hendrix together. Denny Laine
Beatles Together Moody Jimi Hendrix See Pepper Tour He Knew Parties Couple Became Friends Did Blues Paul Hendrix Second Album British
Nostalgia is one thing. It's great to go and play the old songs. People know them and appreciate them. You got to give them what they want to hear. Denny Laine
Great You People Old Old Songs One Thing Give Songs Know Got Go Hear Want Nostalgia Them Play Thing Appreciate
I was brought up on listening to 78 rpm records from crooners to opera singers to solo piano players. Denny Laine
Listening Solo Brought Records Piano Opera Singers Up Players
I don't really own anything. It makes me more fluent, er, fluid. More fluent, too, because I've learned a lot of languages by traveling around. Denny Laine
Me Fluid Own Too Fluent More Learned Because Around Makes Lot Anything Really Languages Traveling
I began writing with Mike Pinder and eventually we went on to form a new band called The M&B, which later became The Moody Blues, what I would call a progressive blues band. Denny Laine
Moody Writing Band Progressive Later Would New Call Became Began Blues Form Which Mike Eventually
In the sixties when Paul was with the Beatles and I was with the Moody Blues, we shared the same bill and tried to blow each other off the stage. Denny Laine
Beatles Moody Stage Other Tried Shared Off Blow Same Sixties Blues Paul Bill Each
And I had such a great working experience with Paul during the 'RAM' album. Denny Laine
Great Experience Ram Had Paul Working Album
Art is really more musical than it is visual. Denny Laine
Art Musical Visual More Than Really
That's what I tend to do - get into a band, and then it gets busy… and you want to get away from it all again. That's what happened with the Moodies and Wings. Denny Laine
You Band Busy Wings Tend Get Gets Want Happened Again Then Away
Paul and I were friends, the Moody Blues toured with the Beatles on the second British tour. That developed into me working with Paul, whom I always admired. Denny Laine
Me Beatles Moody Admired Tour Toured Developed Always Were Friends Blues Paul Working Whom Second British
Although the Beatles were big to the world, within the business, we're all very, very equal. Denny Laine
Business Beatles World Big Equal Although Within Were Very
The human voice is one of the most attractive things. Denny Laine
Voice Most Attractive Human Human Voice Things
Early on I was more interested in gypsy jazz music until rock and roll came around and I listened to a lot of Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and skiffle singer Lonnie Donegan. Denny Laine
Music Jazz More Gypsy Buddy Buddy Holly Until Singer Eddie Around Rock Rock And Roll Came Lot Roll Listened Interested Holly Jazz Music Early
‘Mull of Kintyre' was the biggest single of all time up until ‘Don't They Know It's Christmas' by that big charity. Denny Laine
Christmas Time Charity Single Big All-Time Know Until Up Biggest
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