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Ed O'Brien

"We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band."

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Amber Hurdle

"Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name's chances of being remembered until Jesus comes back, since their heart cannot do what they consciously or unconsciously lust for, that is to say, for it to beat until Jesus returns."

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Amber Hurdle

"Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said."

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Amber Hurdle

"Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again."

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Amber Hurdle

"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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Amber Hurdle

"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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Amber Hurdle

"Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead."

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Amber Hurdle

"If you see my fifteen minutes of fame let me know I've been searching for it for years."

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Amber Hurdle

"There are never any real stars in LA, but we've got a bunch of fake ones made out of brass and terrazzo. We embed them in the sidewalks outside of strip clubs and gift shops- Walk of Fame, walk of shame walk of names we're all destined to forget sooner or later."

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Amber Hurdle

"If you are a person that is willing to fulfill your reputation becoming famous, you should feel optimistic about your goals."

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Amber Hurdle

"Gain fame, and the paparazzi or media waits and watches for them to slip, just to shame their name."

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"Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us."
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"So we are not doing the traditional album, tour, album, tour, album, tour anymore. We're going to tour when we want to, regardless of whether we've got a record out."
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"I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child."
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"But for the first time, we haven't made a huge leap forward in sound from our last album. Fans who own Kid A should be able to get their heads around it."
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"I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV."
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"There was this discussion to know how long the human ear was really receptive to the music. A 74 minute CD is too long. We thought about making two CDs, 35 minutes each... But the songs need to breathe."
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"What had disappointed me at the time of the last tour, was to go on a worldwide tour, we were at some incredible places and we couldn't enjoy it, hadn't the time."
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"We don't hate the media, it's just that when there's too much of it we get bored, but it happens to every human being. I don't think we even hated the media by the time that movie was made. We were just tired."
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"I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard."
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"The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on."
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