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Vinnie Paul

American Musician

Born: Mar 11, 1964

Died: Jun 2, 2018

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So many bands would say that they were alternative, or they were this or that... 'Heavy metal' was a pretty uncool word after about 1992; it was almost like, 'Stay away.' But it didn't bother us one bit. And our fans were the best ever. Vinnie Paul

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With the last couple of Pantera records, we kept getting more and more narrow-minded because of Phil. He didn't want to experiment or take any chances, and it was like being in a tube that was getting to be so small you couldn't even breathe. Personally, I think the dude was afraid of success. Vinnie Paul

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The history of Pantera speaks for itself. Vinnie Paul

History Itself The History Of Speaks

Tommy Aldridge is the guy that made me wanna play double kick, man. Vinnie Paul

Me Man Made Kick Guy Wanna Double Play Tommy

I think there's a lot of death metal or doom metal dudes that somehow or another find a groove in it. Vinnie Paul

Death Think Find Somehow Another Metal Dudes Lot Doom Groove

That's where I think a lot of these guys today are just, 'I'm the drummer, man. Check it out. Here's my lick. I just learned this new drum lick. I'm just gonna blast all over the place.' It's like, 'Man, you've got to let the song breathe.' Vinnie Paul

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I can appreciate people for being able to go that fast with their left hand, man. But I just can't groove to that beat. I'm sorry. It's just like somebody sweeping the floor or something - tik tik tik tik tik. It just doesn't really jam to me. Vinnie Paul

People ask me all the time, 'Why don't don't you ever do drum clinics?' And my reply is always that I like playing music; I want to play with a band. Vinnie Paul

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My drum parts are a song within the song; that's the way I look at writing my drum parts. They follow patterns, and they're written to interact with the rest of the band. There's quite a bit of thought that goes into it. Vinnie Paul

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The relationship in Pantera and with Damageplan is the opposite of the traditional rhythm section. It's me and Dime, not the bass, locking in always. Dime's such a strong rhythm player that we just walk in, and we're good to go. We've been playing together forever, and when he goes somewhere, I instinctively know where he's going. Vinnie Paul

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I'm a veteran of Ozzfest. Vinnie Paul

Veteran

Nobody knows the pain I've been through. Vinnie Paul

Pain Through Nobody Knows Been

I remember, in 1999, when we did the last Ozzfest that we were part of, and I think Disturbed was on it, Static-X, obviously Ozzy, us, and we were the only band on the tour that had a rider that had any alcohol. Nobody else had it. Vinnie Paul

The most important thing about drinking on the road is just you've gotta do it in moderation, first of all. You've gotta know your limits. Vinnie Paul

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I've been married to music my entire life. I've been dedicated to it. I know what it takes to do it. And ever since my brother has been taken from me, I feel like I have to live for both of us. Vinnie Paul

I'm not married. Vinnie Paul

Married

I don't have any kids. Vinnie Paul

Kids Any

'The Will To Survive' is a great track. Vinnie Paul

Great Will Track Survive To Survive

Dime knew the importance of every aspect of playing the guitar. Vinnie Paul

Guitar Every Dime Knew Importance Aspect Playing

We are firm believers that the first time somebody hears a brand new song from the band, it shouldn't be on a cell phone camera with the distortion or anything where you can't make it out. We want to present it right. Vinnie Paul

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I think the sound that I have had on all the records that I've been a part of have been important and special. Vinnie Paul

Important Think Records Had Part Sound Been Special

It's called the music business. We've all gone into it 'cause we love the music, and a lot of people end up with nothing at the end of the day, after they've done all of this great music, 'cause they never learned any of the business side. Vinnie Paul

Jacques Cousteau was my hero. Vinnie Paul

Hero Jacques

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