4 Quotes & Sayings By Randy Bachman

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1946, Randy Bachman started his professional musical career when he joined the Guess Who in 1967. As guitarist and lead vocalist, he found himself in the unique position of creating both the music and lyrics for each Guess Who song. It was his desire to bring these two talents together that led him to co-write the band's first hit song, "American Woman". He left the Guess Who in 1969 to pursue a solo career with his band The Guess Who Read more

They recorded nine albums before disbanding in 1980, one of which, "Living in the Past", is often cited as their best album. Since then, Randy has remained active as a performer and record producer with numerous projects including the BTO Gang (1980), Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1985), The Rheostatics (1990) and most recently with his band The Randy Bachman Band.

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There is a great book out called 'Everything I Needed to Learn I Learned in Kindergarten, ' and I believe that everything I ever needed to learn on guitar was in my first two years of hungry learning: Scotty Moore, Hank Marvin, Chet Atkins, Lenny Breau, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Randy Bachman
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I remember having my father stand over me when I had driven over my own foot; one leg was out of the car and one leg was in the car. He looked at me and told me that I was a drunk and that he was ashamed to call me his son. That night, I stopped drinking and I never drank again; I was twenty four. Randy Bachman
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You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success. Randy Bachman