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Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. Though primarily a vocalist and keyboardist, Winwood also plays bass guitar, drums, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, violin, and other strings.

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I'm always searching for that element of discovery, whether I'm making music, or just generally.

Discovery, Element, Elements, Generally, Making, Searching

The good thing about playing with other musicians is that it's much easier to make the translation to playing live. It's much more difficult if you're trying to take something you've overdubbed alone on stage. But again, there are some benefits.

Benefits, Live, Musician, Playing, Take, Trying

Savor the throne, but don't mind the stool.

Adages, Mind, Stool, Throne, Thrones

Music is a science, in many ways it's mathematical.

Mathematical, Music, Music Is, Science, Way

The music industry went through such a strange stretch in 1977, especially in this country, with the whole punk rock thing coming about. Punk was rebellious-and justified in that response-but it had very little to do with music, and so it created a highly-charged but frighteningly floundering atmosphere that I found very, very disheartening. Musical quality for me has always been an important part of rock'n'roll-and winning recognition for that has long been an uphill battle all the way. Punk seemed like rock'n'roll utterly without the music.

Country, Like, Long, Rocks, Way, Winning

I think a lot of people came into rock n' roll to try to change the world. I came into rock n' roll to make music.

Came, People, Rock, Rocks, Thinking

If nothing is the way it seems, then this life is just a haunted dream.

Dream, Life, Philosophy, Way

Punk [rock] seemed like rock 'n' roll music utterly without the music.

Punk, Rock N Roll, Rocks, Roll, Seemed, Utterly

Listening to music for me is like homework. Music will give me enjoyment, but as soon as it's giving me that enjoyment, I want to analyse it, and then it becomes work. Why does it sound like that? How?. . . then I dissect it.

Enjoyment, Giving, Listening, Sound

What selfish seeds I plant along the way, black harvest today.

Black, Philosophy, Plant, Selfish, Today

The mother of invention in music is necessity, not Frank Zappa!

Frank, Invention, Mother, Zappa

The record business is changing a lot, and I don't think to the detriment of music - I think, if anything, it's helping music. It's to the detriment of the business in some aspects. In many ways, you might say this is not the time to be going back to the majors, it's the time to be leaving them, which is a good point.

Leaving, Records, Think, Thinking, Time

If you hold me, I will let you into my dreams.

Dream, Dreams, Hold, Hold Me, Ifs, Let

Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

Higher Love, Keep, Love, Thinking, Unanswered Questions

Time is a river rolling into nowhere. We must live while we can, and we'll drink our cup of laughter.

Drink, Inspirational, Laughter, River, Rivers

When the rhythm and night ride, no heart can hide.

Heart, Hide, Night, Poetry, Rhythm

It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.

Admire, Appetite, British, Discipline, Music, Passion

Think about it, there must be higher love Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above Without it, life is a wasted time Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine.

Heart, Love, Stars, Think, Time, Wasted

I'm the same boy I used to be.

Boy, Boys, Same, Used, Used To Be

One man puts the fire out, the other lights the fuse.

Fire, Fuse, Light, Lights, Man, Men

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