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"Nobody told Don Henley or me that we were going to make it as solo artists, but I can speak for Don when I say that we are both really happy now that the band is not together."
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"Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man."
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"But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected."
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"I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants."
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"Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That's just copying what someone else did."
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"I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone."
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"My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends."
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"I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist."
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"I think I've grown a lot in the last few years, and I needed to express myself as an artist on this. It wasn't necessarily about going in and making an album chocked full of hit singles... there were a lot of things I did out of the joy and the want to do it."
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"In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition."
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"Hey, Ryan, if Sting retires, will he change his name to Stung?"
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"The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge."
People
"To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap."
Work
"There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky."
Thought
"Onstage I do all the stuff I'd never do in real life, like lashing out at people who make me mad or freaking out in a long bank lineup. Performing allows me to fulfill all the sicko fantasies I've ever had."
Life
"There are so many things I'd like to change in the industry. Everything from the reliance of style over substance to their reluctance to hire me for big budget blockbusters, but the thing I would love most would be if they understood people don't have to be Hollywood beautiful to be sexy or interesting."
Change
"I'm a traveling practical joker. That's my line of work."
Work
"Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine!"
People
"I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours. Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we're out there, everything's fine."
Challenge
"Many people think it's in bad taste to advertise for an insane asylum... but come on down. We're going crazy."
People
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