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"When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!"
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"I held out a lead figurine of Hades-the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter.Nico hesitated. "I don't play that game anymore. It's for kids.""It's got four thousand attack power," I coaxed."Five thousand," Nico corrected. "But only if your opponent attacks first."I smiled. "Maybe it's okay to still be a kid once in a while."

"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her."
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"When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces everybody to play with a greater degree of sensitivity and nuance because it just has a different kind of tone and spectrum than the electric bass."

"I personally don't like to use as many effects because when you play live, something always goes wrong."

"If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric."

"An agent said he didn't know what to do with me, I wouldn't be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens."
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"I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period."


"I like Toronto a lot, it's a good city. The only thing that really annoys me about Toronto is that you're turning Maple Leaf Gardens into a grocery store, which is absolutely nothing short of disgusting."


"Country and western is the music of the devil. That's the real truth of the matter. My late Mother, bless her, loved country and western. God, I couldn't handle it."


"The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage."


"Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One."


"My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer."


"I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place."


"As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist."
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