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"Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had two hats. He had to have 'em because he did two things: he was an artist, and he was an executive."
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"I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane."
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"I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about."
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"Honesty is something you can't wear out."
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"But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to destroy us."
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"I didn't aim at anything except good music."
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