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"I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity."

"I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

Age, Life, People, Creativity

28

"I wish my hair was thicker, and I wish my feet were prettier. My toes are really ugly. I wish my ears were smaller. And my nose could be smaller too."

"I wish my hair was thicker, and I wish my feet were prettier. My toes are really ugly. I wish my ears were smaller. And my nose could be smaller too."

Britney Spears, American Musician

Feet, Hair, Ugly

28

"Everyone knows that if you've got a brother, you're going to fight."

"Everyone knows that if you've got a brother, you're going to fight."

Liam Gallagher, British Musician

28

"The world is a stage, the stage is a world of entertainment."

"The world is a stage, the stage is a world of entertainment."

Howard Dietz, American Musician

Entertainment, World

28

"Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?"

"Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?"

David Sanborn, American Musician

28

"But it's funny that now I'm in such a happy situation, I look more objectively at my own past and see what others have seen for a long time and I'm just so glad I've been able to get to this point."

"But it's funny that now I'm in such a happy situation, I look more objectively at my own past and see what others have seen for a long time and I'm just so glad I've been able to get to this point."

Rick Allen, American Musician

Funny, Time, Now, Past

28

"You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars."

"You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars."

Gary Allan, American Musician

28

"In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin market."

"In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin market."

Ruben Blades, Panamanian Musician

28

"I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask!"

"I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask!"

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

Courage, Difference, Dumb

28

"I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor."

"I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor."

Kurt Masur, German Musician

28

"The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time."

"The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time."

David Bowie, English Musician

Time, Truth, Journey

27

"I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going."

"I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going."

Miroslav Vitous, Czechoslovakian Musician

27

"There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are."

"There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are."

Luciano Pavarotti, Italian Musician

Past, Profession

27

"You know, usually with movies there are periods, dark areas, where I might not be getting what I wanted out of a theme. I'll have to go over and over it again."

"You know, usually with movies there are periods, dark areas, where I might not be getting what I wanted out of a theme. I'll have to go over and over it again."

Trevor Rabin, South African Musician

27

"One's homesickness for Heaven finds at least an inn there; and it's an inn on the right road."

"One's homesickness for Heaven finds at least an inn there; and it's an inn on the right road."

Ruth Pitter, British Musician

Heaven, Homesickness, Right, Road

27

"A fox is a wolf who sends flowers."

"A fox is a wolf who sends flowers."

Ruth Brown, American Musician

27

"I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right."

"I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right."

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican Musician

Leader, Artist, Leaders, Right

27

"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing."

"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing."

James Brown, American Musician

Dance, Dancing, Problems

27

"My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it."

"My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it."

Jewel Kilcher, American Musician

Goal, Spirit, Worth, Jewel

27

"By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with."

"By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with."

Duke Ellington, American Musician

Daughter, Jazz, Man, Want

27

"For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more."

"For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more."

Steve Albini, American Musician

27

"I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and pop of the early 20th Century."

"I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and pop of the early 20th Century."

Jeff Healey, Canadian Musician

Music, Teen, Jazz, Years

27

"It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene."

"It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene."

Brian Eno, British Musician

27

"The Sicilian Defense album was never released and never will be if I have anything to do with it. I have not heard it since it was finished. I hope the tapes no longer exist."

"The Sicilian Defense album was never released and never will be if I have anything to do with it. I have not heard it since it was finished. I hope the tapes no longer exist."

Alan Parsons, British Musician

Hope, Defense, Will

27

"They all knew my name, but no one heard the music - I didn't look the same."

"They all knew my name, but no one heard the music - I didn't look the same."

Ricky Nelson, American Musician

27

"I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career."

"I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career."

Christina Milian, American Musician

27

"My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there."

"My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there."

Kitty Carlisle, American Musician

Mother, Thought, People, Hollywood

27

"No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around."

"No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around."

Bessie Smith, American Musician

27

"I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well."

"I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well."

Annie Lennox, Scottish Musician

Poetry, Children, Want

27

"You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it."

"You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it."

Willie Nelson, American Musician

27

"I wish they'd had electric guitars in cotton fields back in the good old days. A whole lot of things would've been straightened out."

"I wish they'd had electric guitars in cotton fields back in the good old days. A whole lot of things would've been straightened out."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

27

"If I'm free, it's because I'm always running."

"If I'm free, it's because I'm always running."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

27

"In the Ghetto, I'd been trying to write for years."

"In the Ghetto, I'd been trying to write for years."

Mac Davis, American Musician

27

"I was up above it. Now, I'm down in it."

"I was up above it. Now, I'm down in it."

Trent Reznor, American Musician

27

"People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent."

"People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

27

"But times changed, and I changed, and I didn't feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music."

"But times changed, and I changed, and I didn't feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music."

Barry McGuire, American Musician

27

"And if you dont believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light."

"And if you dont believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light."

Chris Cornell, American Musician

Light, Night, Sun, Will

27

"As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks."

"As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

27

"There's no such thing as an original sin."

"There's no such thing as an original sin."

Elvis Costello, British Musician

27

"If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy."

"If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy."

Elliott Smith, American Musician

27

"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new."

"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Birthday, Chance

27

"No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it."

"No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it."

Grace Slick, American Musician

27

"I rarely watch TV but I guess I'd watch the weather report since I fly so much."

"I rarely watch TV but I guess I'd watch the weather report since I fly so much."

Fred Schneider, American Musician

27

"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."

"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."

Frank Sinatra, American Musician

27

"I'm lying in my bed, blanket is warm, this body will never keep me safe from harm. I still feel your hair, black ribbons of coal. Touch my skin to keep me whole. If only you'd come back to me. To feel you at my side, wouldn't need no Mojo Pin to keep me satisfied."

"I'm lying in my bed, blanket is warm, this body will never keep me safe from harm. I still feel your hair, black ribbons of coal. Touch my skin to keep me whole. If only you'd come back to me. To feel you at my side, wouldn't need no Mojo Pin to keep me satisfied."

Jeff Buckley, American Musician

Bed, Body, Hair, Harm

27

"Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you."

"Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you."

Mariah Carey, American Musician

Fans, Forget, Hair, Want

27

"I've learned the lesson that when you're in the middle of something that seems overwhelming, or you're in a bad situation and it seems like it's the end of the world or whatever, then you learn that it's not."

"I've learned the lesson that when you're in the middle of something that seems overwhelming, or you're in a bad situation and it seems like it's the end of the world or whatever, then you learn that it's not."

Lee Ann Womack, American Musician

27

"My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything."

"My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything."

Carly Simon, American Musician

27

"I am busy touring all over Europe, Japan, and Australia."

"I am busy touring all over Europe, Japan, and Australia."

Suzi Quatro, American Musician

27

"I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned."

"I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

27

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