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Shannon Hoon was an American musician born on September 26, 1967. He is best known as the lead singer of the rock band Blind Melon, which gained fame in the 1990s with their hit song "No Rain." Hoon's distinctive voice and songwriting contributed to the band's success. Despite his talent, he struggled with substance abuse and tragically passed away in 1995. Shannon's legacy continues through his music, and he is remembered as a talented artist in the rock genre.
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"Keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die."

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"I really enjoy the therapeutic value of writing songs."

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"I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done."

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"Life isn't a tiptoe through the tulips."

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"You use everything. You use tragedy you use everything."

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"There's no leader of this band, and there never will be. That's the key. You can't control how the public perceives you-people see rock'n'roll bands as the guitar player and the singer."

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"I feel more confident about what we're doing as a band and what we're trying to do as a band and the way we're looking at it as a band."

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"I know that sounds selfish, but you have to look at what it's doing to you personally - are you frustrated because of the way people perceive you, or are you happy enough about the things you've realized about yourself that you can tolerate the way people perceive you?"

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"I hate the word 'hippy'. I hate a lot of people, and hippies don't do that!"

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"I made a living out of being a class clown."

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