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"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

"A tapping foot isn't the best a listener can get from a song: A good song makes a listener dance. A great song makes him think."

"Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music."

"It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought, this is it."

"I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise."
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"Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point."


"The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count."


"When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs."


"I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it."


"I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter."


"To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain."


"To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner."
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