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"If it has more than three chords, it's jazz."
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Lou Reed
"If it has more than three chords, it's jazz."
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"If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die."
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Bruce Cockburn
"If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die."
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"Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction."
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Bob Marley
"Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction."
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"I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something."
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James Hetfield
"I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something."
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"I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career."
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Christina Milian
"I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career."
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"Well, being a Canadian, I love SCTV, and I think it's the basis for all good North American comedy, so I compare everything to that."
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Melissa Auf der Maur
"Well, being a Canadian, I love SCTV, and I think it's the basis for all good North American comedy, so I compare everything to that."
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"So I all knew was you lost your limbs and you died from it. I was scared silly."
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Della Reese
"So I all knew was you lost your limbs and you died from it. I was scared silly."
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"Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world."
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Tom Scholz
"Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world."
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"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
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Frank Sinatra
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
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"My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever."
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Andy Partridge
"My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever."
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"Instead of slashing my wrists, I just write a bunch of really crummy songs."
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Peter Steele
"Instead of slashing my wrists, I just write a bunch of really crummy songs."
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"Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away."
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David Allan Coe
"Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away."
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"The old Fleetwood Mac was much better; they did some beautiful and, to my mind, very authentic blues. Chicken Shack did pretty well in Europe, but after I left, it was over."
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Christine McVie
"The old Fleetwood Mac was much better; they did some beautiful and, to my mind, very authentic blues. Chicken Shack did pretty well in Europe, but after I left, it was over."
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"Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang."
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Etta James
"Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang."
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"I've got billions of sparrows to worry about as well as everything else'. So there's the whole idea that whatever it is that you believe, it can never be valid unless you have some consensus reality demonstration."
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Todd Rundgren
"I've got billions of sparrows to worry about as well as everything else'. So there's the whole idea that whatever it is that you believe, it can never be valid unless you have some consensus reality demonstration."
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"I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery."
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Les Claypool
"I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery."
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"Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help."
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Mahalia Jackson
"Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help."
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"Paul is a very creative artist but I'm more that thorough, meticulous, disciplined nut."
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Art Garfunkel
"Paul is a very creative artist but I'm more that thorough, meticulous, disciplined nut."
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"I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar."
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Tom Jenkinson
"I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar."
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"I was known around the college for jamming in the lounge."
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Bernie Worrell
"I was known around the college for jamming in the lounge."
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"There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews."
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Bjork
"There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews."
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"I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a "mature" record means."
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Ian Williams
"I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a "mature" record means."
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"My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future."
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Vladimir Horowitz
"My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future."
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"I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure."
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Herb Alpert
"I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure."
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"I wasn't originally taking drama, but the drama teacher asked me to audition for Bye, Bye Birdie. I did and got the lead role. Initially I was kind of scared, but once I did it I got bitten by the bug and loved it."
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Kevin Richardson
"I wasn't originally taking drama, but the drama teacher asked me to audition for Bye, Bye Birdie. I did and got the lead role. Initially I was kind of scared, but once I did it I got bitten by the bug and loved it."
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"Rock 'n' roll is like a circus today."
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Ray Manzarek
"Rock 'n' roll is like a circus today."
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"I miss my singing career very much."
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Elvis Presley
"I miss my singing career very much."
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"George Burns was the father I never had."
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Bobby Darin
"George Burns was the father I never had."
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"We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums."
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Bruce Johnston
"We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums."
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"Well, actually, I don't consider myself a jazz legend or anything."
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Joseph Jarman
"Well, actually, I don't consider myself a jazz legend or anything."
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"I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough."
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Bryan Ferry
"I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough."
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"It's only the giving that makes you what you are."
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Ian Anderson
"It's only the giving that makes you what you are."
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"I suppose being his twin made me understand Robin that much more easily."
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Maurice Gibb
"I suppose being his twin made me understand Robin that much more easily."
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"Those people in New York are not gonna change me none."
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Elvis Presley
"Those people in New York are not gonna change me none."
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"It totally ruins my voice. I quit smoking, drinking, and doing ecstasy."
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Mark Hoppus
"It totally ruins my voice. I quit smoking, drinking, and doing ecstasy."
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"I'm a big follower and reactor to weather."
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Jimmy Buffett
"I'm a big follower and reactor to weather."
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"Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore."
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Lady Gaga
"Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore."
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"When you're a songwriter and you click with someone, you tend to want to keep writing with that person."
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Billy Sherwood
"When you're a songwriter and you click with someone, you tend to want to keep writing with that person."
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"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."
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Mick Jagger
"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."
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"I can appreciate that on one side, but we have to remember that the system is designed corruptly, and works against us, so you cant convict those who can benefit from the system, because its not neccesarily their fault."
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Kool Moe Dee
"I can appreciate that on one side, but we have to remember that the system is designed corruptly, and works against us, so you cant convict those who can benefit from the system, because its not neccesarily their fault."
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"I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've felt like howling at the moon a lot of times!"
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Van Morrison
"I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've felt like howling at the moon a lot of times!"
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"Well I was always a hustler... I ran numbers; I wasn't a stick up kid, but I was a fence for them. I used to sell weed; and was kicked out of Music and Art for that."
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Kurtis Blow
"Well I was always a hustler... I ran numbers; I wasn't a stick up kid, but I was a fence for them. I used to sell weed; and was kicked out of Music and Art for that."
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"Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them."
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Jan Hammer
"Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them."
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"Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent."
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Frank Sinatra
"Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent."
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"You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the same in - I'm trying to think of other directors with a similar sense - David Lynch's films, Tim's films, some of Cronenberg's stuff."
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Danny Elfman
"You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the same in - I'm trying to think of other directors with a similar sense - David Lynch's films, Tim's films, some of Cronenberg's stuff."
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"I have had Crohn's for about 19 years. It is a debilitating disease that affects my colon."
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Mike McCready
"I have had Crohn's for about 19 years. It is a debilitating disease that affects my colon."
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"Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course."
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
"Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course."
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"We're performing several shows in the Canary Islands."
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George Duke
"We're performing several shows in the Canary Islands."
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"Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway."
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Emanuel Ax
"Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway."
End,
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"Everybody is a teenage idol."
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Barry Gibb
"Everybody is a teenage idol."
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