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Michael Anthony Quotes
Michael Anthony Quotes
Michael Anthony
American
Musician
Born:
Jun 20
,
1954
Always
Me
Music
People
Time
You
I've always loved playing Zeppelin - they were one of my favorite bands growing up.
Michael Anthony
Favorite
Always
Were
Up
Bands
Loved
Loved Playing
Growing
Growing Up
Zeppelin
Playing
I always want harmony within the band. I want it to work.
Michael Anthony
Work
Band
Harmony
Within
Always
Want
Why would I have quit Van Halen? It never happened.
Michael Anthony
Van
Would
Van Halen
Never
Halen
Quit
Happened
Why
As far as people saying, 'Do you miss Van Halen?' or any of that kind of stuff, I've totally moved on.
Michael Anthony
Saying
You
People
Kind
Van
Van Halen
Totally
Miss
Stuff
Halen
Any
Moved
Moved On
As Far As
Far
People tend to forget you. I didn't want people to go, 'That is that guy that used to play in Van Halen. What's his name again?'
Michael Anthony
You
People
Van
Van Halen
Guy
Tend
Name
Halen
Go
His
Forget
Want
Again
Used
Play
I loved Van Halen; I loved everything we did.
Michael Anthony
Everything
Van
Van Halen
Halen
Did
Loved
I drink Jack Daniel's. I drink tequila. But you do it in moderation.
Michael Anthony
You
Daniel
Drink
Tequila
Jack
Moderation
Chad Smith is a member of Chickenfoot, and that's that.
Michael Anthony
Member
Smith
Chad
I had a great time playing on '1984.' I felt like I was growing as a player and background singer.
Michael Anthony
Time
Great
Background
Had
Like
Great Time
Singer
Felt
Growing
Player
Playing
Like music, cooking and more specifically, barbecuing is one of my greatest passions and my sauce is a celebration of these simple pleasures in life. I am thrilled to have my original BBQ sauces featured on Hard Rock's menu, as both embody the true meaning of rock 'n' roll flavor.
Michael Anthony
Life
Music
Cooking
I Am
Simple
Pleasures
Embody
More
Thrilled
Both
Featured
Menu
True
Like
True Meaning
Greatest
Rock
Am
Rock-N-Roll
Passions
Celebration
Roll
Flavor
Meaning
Meaning Of
Hard
Original
Specifically
Sauce
I'm trying to grow old gracefully. I've got to at least grow old.
Michael Anthony
Old
Got
Least
Gracefully
Trying
Grow
Everyone used to call me 'Mr. Switzerland.' I'm not the kind of guy who smack talks anybody or whatever.
Michael Anthony
Me
Whatever
Everyone
Kind
Mr
Guy
Smack
Call
Talks
Anybody
Used
Who
Switzerland
It's an honor to be brought into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and I'm going to show up if I'm invited, you know?!
Michael Anthony
You
Honor
Brought
Invited
Know
Hall
Rock
Rock And Roll
Fame
Up
Roll
Going
Show
I always said to my wife, 'That's for sissies. Girls get facials.' The first time I tried it I said, 'Oh man, what the hell have I been missing all these years.' Let me tell you, I go in there for about an hour and a half, and the girl does my facial and also massages my neck and my arms.
Michael Anthony
Time
Me
You
Man
Wife
Girl
First
Half
Hell
Tell
Tried
About
About An Hour
Facial
Missing
Hour
Hour And A Half
Also
Arms
First Time
Does
Said
Always
Go
Been
Years
Sissies
Get
Oh
Neck
I'm the kind of guy who has your back. When you want to go off and solo for ten minutes, I keep that groove going. It's an important job.
Michael Anthony
You
Job
Important
Back
Solo
Kind
Minutes
Guy
Ten
Ten Minutes
Important Job
Go
Off
Going
Want
Groove
Your
Who
Keep
I want to go out, play music and have a good time.
Michael Anthony
Music
Time
Good
Good Time
Out
Go
Want
Play
Play Music
I didn't want to be the bass player everyone forgot about.
Michael Anthony
Bass
Bass Player
Everyone
About
Forgot
Want
Player
Jack Bruce really showed me that you could go anywhere with a bass part, and as long as you stayed in time, as long as you held down the groove, the door was wide open.
Michael Anthony
Time
Me
You
Long
Down
Bass
Stayed
Bruce
Could
Open
Part
Go
Jack
Door
Anywhere
Held
Really
Groove
Wide
The casinos are always packed and a little more intimate... We have a lot of fun playing those and we plan to bring all the craziness that we do. And I gotta tell you, they pay really well.
Michael Anthony
You
Pay
Intimate
Those
Tell
More
Well
Always
Gotta
Lot
Little
Packed
Craziness
Plan
Really
Fun
Bring
Playing
It's weird because it almost takes something like Chickenfoot to make me realize why I was playing music in the first place. And that's to have fun.
Michael Anthony
Music
Me
Have Fun
First
Something
Takes
Almost
Weird
Like
Make
First Place
Because
Place
Realize
Fun
Why
Playing
The chemistry is everything in a band.
Michael Anthony
Chemistry
Band
Everything
There's nothing like sweating it up in a small club, with your fans right in your face.
Michael Anthony
Fans
Face
Club
Nothing
Small
Like
Up
Sweating
Your
Right
So much of the time people focus on the awesome power of Led Zeppelin, the whole 'Hammer of the Gods' thing, but John Paul Jones, probably because he was a session player, he put a lot of thought into his playing. He didn't just lumber through.
Michael Anthony
Time
People
Focus
Thought
Power
Awesome
John
John Paul
Through
He
Put
Because
Hammer
His
Led
Led Zeppelin
Lot
Time People
Gods
Just
Paul
Much
Whole
Zeppelin
Lumber
Thing
Player
Playing
Session
You ever notice how when you get a new tattoo, it's like a magnet? People are drawn to it, everybody wants to touch it?
Michael Anthony
You
People
Everybody
Drawn
Touch
Magnet
New
Like
How
Get
Tattoo
Wants
Notice
Ever
Lead singers, they're their own breed.
Michael Anthony
Own
Lead
Singers
Breed
I'm always the guy that says never say never.
Michael Anthony
Never Say Never
Say
Says
Guy
Never
Always
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