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"Never say never or it becomes a vice, and there you have it, you just did it twice."
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"Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself."
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"Just for you non-sea-god types out there, don't go swimming in New York Harbor. It may not be as filthy as it was in my mom's day, but that water will still probably make you grow a third eye or have mutant children when you grow up."
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"Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take."
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"Avoid food products containing ingredients that are A) unfamiliar B) unpronounceable C) more than five in number or that include D) high-fructose corn syrup."
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"Don't be angry, Finnula had said, be smart."
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"Treat your advices like your money, don't give it to others unless they ask for it."
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"There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice."
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"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself."
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"Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he must read only the new or only the old, I would advise him to read the old."
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"Most bands have a sound that they're already identified with, so for the producer it becomes a process of helping them find their muse in the studio to make a record that will not only satisfy them artistically, but will also do something in the marketplace."
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"My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away."
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"I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years."
Music

"But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things."
Love

"Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative pressure for being creative."
Music

"I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too."
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"The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song."
People

"I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company."
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"I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over what you've done and more and more refine an existing performance."
Music

"For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right."
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