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Jimmy Carl Black

"My drum sticks are in the "Hall of Fame." I know that."

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Vera Miles

"Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name."

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Vera Miles

"She was one of those people who are famous beyond their actual achievement."

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Vera Miles

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

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Vera Miles

"I am your number one fan."

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Vera Miles

"The glory of fame isn't in having so many people know you, but in having so many people know you care. Otherwise, it's like being drawn to a fire to find no warmth."

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Vera Miles

"When little old ladies recognize a guy who was Mr. Olympia, that's saying something. That means I've been able to cross lines as far as marketability is concerned."

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Vera Miles

"When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about."

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Vera Miles

"Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?"

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Vera Miles

"Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else."

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Vera Miles

"The 50 greatest players don't matter when you're in the Hall of Fame. We all know that I was not one of the 50 greatest, I was one of the 25 greatest - in my mind."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I went to work with a guy named Matt Fuller, who was a Mothers fan, and low and behold, Arthur was working for him also. We worked together for about six months and decided to strike out on our own."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I don't know how Frank presented the old Mothers, since I never read the book. There might be some opinions on what he said, but I - or anyone else - could not make any corrections to anything Frank did."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I'm doing it with a rock format and the words are about people living in harmony with Mother Earth. It's very important to me - and I feel it should be for every living human on this planet."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"We never got anything out of the recordings. I'm still as broke as I was when I was with the Mothers."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"It was a wild time - a time that I don't miss anymore. But then again, I'm 62 years old now and I think that lifestyle would probably put me where Frank's at now."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"The fans have been very nice to me and I might say that all those fans that Frank said went away is not so."

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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."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"I've been writing Indian music for a while. Indian music is about Mother Earth, and mine is no exception."

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Jimmy Carl Black
"Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding."

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