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"In the first place, Descartes stands for the most explicit and uncompromising dualism between mind and matter."

James Mark Baldwin, American Philosopher

First, Mind, James M. Baldwin

"I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

First,

"The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason."

John Cage, American Composer

First, Question, Reason

"Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

First, Man, Months

"Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

First, Parents

"When they first grabbed us, yeah, it terrified, but they calmed me down."

Betty Hill, American Celebrity

First,

"George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers."

Ringo Starr, English Musician

First, Independence, Writers, Writing

"Florida has been really cool to us. This is our first big club tour, and Pennywise has been really nice."

Brandon Thomas, British Actor

First,

"When I first found out I had diabetes I denied it."

Nell Carter, American Actress

First,

"First of all, you have to understand that I'm like anybody else. When I hear my voice on a record I absolutely loathe my voice. I cannot stand my voice."

Roger Daltrey, English Musician

First, Voice

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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

"Yes, basically, like you said, I'll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that."

Work

"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

"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."

Sound

"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."

Fame

"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

"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

"The first 12-string guitar I bought was probably around 1957."

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