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"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."
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"People keep telling me that I'm a legend in Merthyr and a legend in many other places. Here's my understanding on that, what's a legend? I don't really know what a legend is, I don't even know the word. I'm not a King Arthur reincarnate either. I might be one of the Round Table, but I'm not King Arthur."
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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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"Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud."
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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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"If you see my fifteen minutes of fame let me know I've been searching for it for years."
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"A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services."
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"Don't rush to rise to fame, lest you will be lashed in shame."
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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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"He wants as many victors as possible for the cameras to follow in the Capitol. Thinks it makes for better television.""Are you and Beetee going?" I ask."As many young and attractive victors as possible," Haymitch corrects himself. "So, no. We'll be here."
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"Too much fame, money or alcohol can make you stupid."
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"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
"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."
Fame
"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."
Play
"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
"Yes, basically, like you said, I'll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that."
Work
"Once I've written a song, I sometimes refine them."
Music
"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."
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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."
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"The first 12-string guitar I bought was probably around 1957."
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