He stood and went to read my pin as I approached. “America, is it?” he said, a smile playing on his lips. “Yes, it is. And I know I’ve heard your name before, but could you remind me?
When I'm creating a character, I don't see it so much as playing someone else as just playing a specific part of myself under certain circumstances.
I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me.
I'm working on my house and playing with my fire pit and kind of just hanging around and making my home feel homey.
Playing an old record doesn't interest me at all. It's exactly the opposite of what I want to do.
When I die, just keep playing the records.
I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing.
It got a little boring I guess, playing the same note over and over.
The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.
It wasn't professional, but it was a few levels below the top level. I loved playing football, but my passion was always music. It didn't become a possibility to me until I started playing songs I thought were good. I think it happened during my third song. The dream to become a musician appeared in my heart, and that happened one day.
People will say "You must miss playing to a thousand people. " But I don't. I might miss playing. That's what I would miss, but I don't miss it, because I am playing.
I've messed myself up more playing music than when I played football.
I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.
Oddly enough, my partner went on Prodigy when it first came out, and I ended up playing with some of that stuff!.
I'm not particularly interested in playing characters that think the way I do.
So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I'd try it too.
I loved playing a dramatic role. There's a side of me a lot of people don't know, and when I do dramatic roles, it just all comes out.
I'm not sure what I was good at as a kid. I was good at playing with Legos.
OF COURSE MONEY TAKES WORRY OUT OF YOUR LIFE AND ENABLES YOU TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY - BUT IF IT WAS PLAYING PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL FOR FREE OR CHOOSE ANOTHER LIVING, THEN I WOULD CHOOSE FOOTBALL EVERY TIME.
There's art in rhythm playing. Just find it. Make your own art. Find your place, and when it's your time to solo, it's your time to shine.