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| "Our success has a lot to do with the fact that we've always been a 'touring' band. Concer are our inspiration for a lot of our songs." - Justin Hayward | "We lasted so long due to blind stupidity and luck! We always make all the right decisions for all the wrong reasons." - Graeme Edge |
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| "We did 90 shows on our last US tour [Long Distance Voyager] and then spent the time writing and recording The Present. We wanted to do more concerts in one place, like the LA dates, to give people who have never heard us before, a chance to come." - John Lodge | "Turning into a Moody Blue proved to be a lot more involved than I thought it would be. I like to do several things at once, but I have to be on call and when the band are recording or rehearsing, then of course they come first. I've done at least five tours with them now and it feels great to be on stage, especially in the US where there is a great atmosphere. Each concert is like a social event." - Patrick Moraz |
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| "It's funny, but in all the time we've been playing together I don't remember us ever having an argument. I think it's much better to have a band without a so-called leader telling you what to do. The Moody Blues are a sort of communist band with capitalist overtones. We put everthing to the vote!" - Ray Thomas | From the 1984 "Summer Nights" Tour book |
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| Photography : Gerard Mankowitz and all the fans Copyright Arena, September 1983 | |
| Photography : Gerard Mankowitz and all the fans Copyright Arena, May 1984 |
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