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Jimmy Carl Black

"I really don't have a theme when I start a sculpture. The rock guides me to the final sculpture. I think that is true for many creative sculpture artists."

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"I really don't have a theme when I start a sculpture. The rock guides me to the final sculpture. I think that is true for many creative sculpture artists."

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Akshay Vasu

"Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists."

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Akshay Vasu

"I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad."

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Akshay Vasu

"The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events."

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Akshay Vasu

"There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible."

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Akshay Vasu

"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter."

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Akshay Vasu

"The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal."

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Akshay Vasu

"In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition."

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Akshay Vasu

"The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic."

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"A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist."

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"Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"Watch MTV and you can see what the music scene is like in England. The Spice Girls? Not a lot of creativity in the commercial area. There are still great musicians in England, but not a lot being heard that much."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I've done every tour with them since then and will always be with them as long as they're together."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I got married about three years ago again to a wonderful German woman. Her name is Monika and she is beautiful. She is one of the biggest women Zappa fans I have ever met in my life."

Life

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Jimmy Carl Black
"When some guy shows up with a shopping bag full of records and CD's and wants me to sign every one plus fifteen pieces of blank paper I wonder what the hell is he doing with all of that?"

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Jimmy Carl Black
"Most people are really cool and I really don't mind talking to them and answering their questions."

People

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I haven't seen or spoken to Ray Collins in at least 10 years so I don't even know if he's alive. I hope so."

Hope

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I know I didn't like that dress 'cause it didn't fit but I thought it was a great picture. We weren't the first band to do a picture in drag; The Rolling Stones were. If it was good enough for them then it had to be good enough for us."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I was hoping for it to be possibly a movie career as I still would like to see that happen. I enjoyed making 200 Motels and did try out for a few things when I lived in LA, but nothing ever happened. I'm still hoping though."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"Frank was the BOSS and was not open to anything that was not from his head. There were no arguments about music because if you did, he would show you where the door was. Period."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"As far as me knowing if Frank was a genius - in those days, I thought Einstein was the only genius around."

Genius

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