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"We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry."
Dance
"I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion."
Heart
"We've survived by believing our life is going to get better."
Life
"Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good."
Artist
"You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen."
Pen
"One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon and Garfunkel. I always took exception to it, but actually I agree with a lot of it."
Criticism
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence."
Silence
"Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone."
Faith
"I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do."
Job
"I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing."
Talent
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"A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist."
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Personal Development
"Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good."
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Personal Development
"It's about finding great artists and being part of their careers."
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Personal Development
"Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes."
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"Yeah, I really like being alive. But I definitely don't have any intentions as an artist."
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"The industry is a menace to artists."
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Personal Development
"There were a lot of choices to make and I always picked artist. I never once picked doctor, lawyer, firemen or something like that. It was always artist."
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Personal Development
"I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own."
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"Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist."
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"Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave."
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