"Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like."

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"Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like."

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"I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages."

Artist

"Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time."

Time

"You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy."

World

"You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see a movie. And then television came in and you had to wait until midnight to see the one you wanted to see. Now, all you've got to do is go to a store and buy it and you can watch it whenever you want!"

Kids

"I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading."

Months

"That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread the word and spread information and turn people onto different things they may not be, y'know, aware of. That is what Naked City is certainly about."

People

"As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don't support you any more."

Attention

"I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way."

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"It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's a sporting event! Cause you never know what's gonna happen."

Cause

"It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who are working say, Look, I'll kick this back in, I don't need to take this profit share. It's very cooperative."

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