Rock School

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And to me,
it was a life-changing event.

1:23:03

Oh, I don't like that.
Let me try again.

1:23:06

My dream is still to be a rock star.

1:23:09

I wanna be, like, a legend.

1:23:11

And as far as
coming to that... to that goal...

1:23:17

I have to say
I just got a little bit closer.

1:23:23

Paul is not Rock School.

1:23:25

Rock School is bigger than Paul.

1:23:28

And I think he knows it.

1:23:31

No, I don't like that.

1:23:32

This is gonna sound cheesy,
but, you know, you can do anything.

1:23:39

I didn't think I could play
half of the riffs that I can play.

1:23:43

When I first got here I was fucking
playing Sheryl Crow, you know.

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I was strumming open "D" chords
and, you know...

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Paul taught me that, you know...

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I could think about things and
figure things out for myself.

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Not just, you know,
like the normal songs.

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I can figure Zappa out, you know.

1:24:00

I could play this shit and make it sound
like it's supposed to be played.

1:24:03

I wouldn't say it was a learning thing
so much as it was an experience.

1:24:07

Something that I will always remember is,
like, my youth and things like that.

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And the friendships
I've made there are lasting.

1:24:13

And as a social misfit, that's been
very crucial to my development.

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I just, you know, I hope
it was a great experience, you know.

1:24:21

I hope, and I hope they see
that life can be more than...

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you know, whatever, you know.

1:24:29

I hope they can see that they're capable
of amazing things.

1:24:33

And that, you know,
really are, you know...

1:24:37

I don't mean to be cheesy...

1:24:38

but our humanity
is tied up in things like playing music.

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That's where our humanity is.
That's why we're not chimps.

1:24:43

I wouldn't mind being a chimp,
but we are human.

1:24:47

So, you know, like I always say,
if you major in the humanities...

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The humanities are philosophy
and poetry and literature and music.

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And that's what makes us human.

1:24:58

And to hone our crafts
is to hone our humanity, you know.