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"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."
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"I am your number one fan."
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"Gain fame, and the paparazzi or media waits and watches for them to slip, just to shame their name."
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"And it's great to have all these readers and fans who, for the most part, are very nice people, saying they love the books and the TV show. But there are so many of them and it just doesn't end. Oh, and 'selfies'! If I could clap my hands and burn out every camera phone in the world, I swear I'd do it!"
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"I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star."
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"Fame is neither something to value nor to view as a threat."
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"A model's opinion seldom matters. The only time that he is required to open his mouth is when he is required to smile at the camera."
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"Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
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"A celebrity starts being a cele-crazy when he's seen often, he's just like the ordinary man in the streets. Without much ado to shout his name, i go my way."
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"I think that fame removes true happiness. Because when you are famous, people know you for who they think you are and when you are happy, it's because people have met you and see you for who you really are. Of course, if you are not a great person, it's better to be famous. But if you have greatness, it's better to not be famous."
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"Back then: to be regarded as well-known, one had to be great. Today: to be regarded as great, one has to be well-known."
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"Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to know how to do it. It does help if you've had 35 or 40 years of experience in the studio. But, it still levels the playing field so artists can record their own stuff."
Experience
"Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as a janitor assistant. I bought brand new. I still have that."
Money
"Yes, basically, like you said, I'll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that."
Work
"I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all the songs on it. There's some finger picking on it."
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"But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there."
Imagination
"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."
Fame
"The first 12-string guitar I bought was probably around 1957."
First
"I always got a kick out of it when they called it the California Sound because it really came out of Liverpool and Greenwich Village."
Sound
"Once I've written a song, I sometimes refine them."
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