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I love singing. I just did a musical. It was interesting how people I knew in the audience affected my performance. (Tom Kiana)
I went to national piano competitions and did that whole circuit. Then I played professionally to support myself when I moved out to LA. (Tom Kiana)
I did musicals from about age 10 to 18. (Tom Kiana)
“He was one of the greatest parts of the past in country music in this country that anybody will ever see.” (Tom Kiana)
And also something he was doing, and is the first one, he was doing the music before starting the film. Before each scene he was putting the music of Jill. It was fantastic because you became immediately the person, I mean Jill. I was Jill after the music, the emotion, everything. (Tom Kiana)
They really can't imagine what my voice is like. Every time I sing a song, they are very surprised. (Tom Kiana)
I feel pretty passionately about music, so it's nice to have different parts of my personality satisfied by one job. (Tom Kiana)
If the breaking news story had to do with hard news, politics specifically, I had a lot to do with it. If it had to do with music, Kurt Loder was more involved. (Tom Kiana)
“Get Off of My Cloud.” (Tom Kiana)
“It's Only Rock and Roll.” (Tom Kiana)
“You better play boy...” (Tom Kiana)
“The music's getting better. Maybe Mick's a bit happier now he's been knighted.” (Tom Kiana)
“I don't feel like I'm setting out to do any heroic preservation. I just love this music ... I did songs that felt like home to me.” (Tom Kiana)
“I love to play saxophone” (Tom Kiana)
“In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself.” (Tom Kiana)
“It's hard to decide how to match words to music. It's not like it's twice the work. It's always difficult for me to explain to the composer what I'm looking for. I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music.” (Tom Kiana)
I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints. (Tom Kiana)
I was into playing American music, especially the blues. (Tom Kiana)
I'm not a collector, however, and I have no desire to own 50 or 60 guitars. (Tom Kiana)
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues. (Tom Kiana)
My playing is fairly straightforward, really, and everything's pretty much standard no frills or special effects. (Tom Kiana)
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