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"I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."
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Matt Cameron
"I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."
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"I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big band within 500 miles and that I could do what I wanted to do. And they said I could."
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Charlie Haden
"I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big band within 500 miles and that I could do what I wanted to do. And they said I could."
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"Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star."
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Oscar Hammerstein II
"Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star."
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"For us to keep claiming this isn't Hip Hop and that isn't Hip Hop doesn't make sense to me."
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Grandmaster Flash
"For us to keep claiming this isn't Hip Hop and that isn't Hip Hop doesn't make sense to me."
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"That was the problem with the 'celibate' word because they don't consider for a moment that you'd rather not be, but you just are. I was never a sexual person."
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Steven Morrissey
"That was the problem with the 'celibate' word because they don't consider for a moment that you'd rather not be, but you just are. I was never a sexual person."
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"The worst moment was when I was performing and I was about to sing, but I choked. I had a tickle in my throat and I started coughing, and I couldn't get the words out. It lasted for like thirty seconds, but I got over it, and luckily the crowd didn't seem to care."
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Chris Brown
"The worst moment was when I was performing and I was about to sing, but I choked. I had a tickle in my throat and I started coughing, and I couldn't get the words out. It lasted for like thirty seconds, but I got over it, and luckily the crowd didn't seem to care."
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"Making a living in the arts, though, creates so many jobs for other people."
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Maureen Forrester
"Making a living in the arts, though, creates so many jobs for other people."
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"In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us."
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Beverly Sills
"In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us."
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"Success is falling nine times and getting up ten."
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Jon Bon Jovi
"Success is falling nine times and getting up ten."
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"Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand."
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James Taylor
"Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand."
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"I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France."
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John Tesh
"I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France."
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"You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist."
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Pharrell Williams
"You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist."
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"I'm still a kid inside, and adventure is adventure wherever you find it."
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Jim Dale
"I'm still a kid inside, and adventure is adventure wherever you find it."
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"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."
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Rod Stewart
"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."
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"I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are."
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Tito Jackson
"I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are."
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"A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don't worry about that."
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Madonna Ciccone
"A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don't worry about that."
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"Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that."
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Michael Hutchence
"Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that."
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"Words are like weapons; they wound sometimes."
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Cher
"Words are like weapons; they wound sometimes."
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"I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort."
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Jewel Kilcher
"I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort."
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"People in Liverpool don't move very far, you know."
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Ringo Starr
"People in Liverpool don't move very far, you know."
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"When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity."
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James Taylor
"When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity."
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"When you balance it against New Order, New Order don't work or tour relentlessly. We definitely work in our own way and sometimes it's a bit too slow for me, so I like to plan ahead and fill my time up."
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Peter Hook
"When you balance it against New Order, New Order don't work or tour relentlessly. We definitely work in our own way and sometimes it's a bit too slow for me, so I like to plan ahead and fill my time up."
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"The only thing I like more than my wife is my money, and I'm not about to lose that to her and her lawyers, that's for damn sure."
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Jon Bon Jovi
"The only thing I like more than my wife is my money, and I'm not about to lose that to her and her lawyers, that's for damn sure."
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"I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday."
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Luther Allison
"I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday."
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"My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt."
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Chaka Khan
"My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt."
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"I don't know, I think the crowds are even more responsive now because the audiences are skewing younger."
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James Young
"I don't know, I think the crowds are even more responsive now because the audiences are skewing younger."
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"I'm a hygiene freak. I'm like obsessive-compulsive when it comes to washing your hands."
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Kelly Clarkson
"I'm a hygiene freak. I'm like obsessive-compulsive when it comes to washing your hands."
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"A problem is your chance to do your best."
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Duke Ellington
"A problem is your chance to do your best."
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"I'm grateful for doing those drugs, because they kept me from getting laid and I would have gotten AIDS."
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Steve Tyler
"I'm grateful for doing those drugs, because they kept me from getting laid and I would have gotten AIDS."
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"It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the second-rate guy. That was his role and my role was to play the solos. But he took great pride in his technique as a rhythm guitarist."
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Wayne Kramer
"It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the second-rate guy. That was his role and my role was to play the solos. But he took great pride in his technique as a rhythm guitarist."
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"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know."
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Louis Armstrong
"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know."
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"I have never had a social life, don't ever want one because it's boring. I'm just not very good with people, and you meet people every night who expect you to be this rock star with these developed social skills, which I don't have."
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Daniel Johns
"I have never had a social life, don't ever want one because it's boring. I'm just not very good with people, and you meet people every night who expect you to be this rock star with these developed social skills, which I don't have."
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"I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman."
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Vince Gill
"I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman."
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"It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz."
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Herbie Hancock
"It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz."
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"They took away time, and they gave us the clock."
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Abdullah Ibrahim
"They took away time, and they gave us the clock."
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"A man is a god in ruins."
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Duke Ellington
"A man is a god in ruins."
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"The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's."
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Warren Cuccurullo
"The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's."
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"Shows were very different then - even as the headliner we did a very short set by today's standards and sound systems were really primitive. But the girls made it all worthwhile!"
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Peter Asher
"Shows were very different then - even as the headliner we did a very short set by today's standards and sound systems were really primitive. But the girls made it all worthwhile!"
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"I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn."
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Natalie Imbruglia
"I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn."
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"I like to smile when its natural. I'm not mad or anything. That's my style."
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Jesse McCartney
"I like to smile when its natural. I'm not mad or anything. That's my style."
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"In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation."
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Compay Segundo
"In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation."
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"Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely."
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Adrian Belew
"Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely."
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"The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud."
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Paula Cole
"The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud."
Sun,
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"The tea is ice-cold, the room grows colder and colder, but I grow warmer and warmer."
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Clara Schumann
"The tea is ice-cold, the room grows colder and colder, but I grow warmer and warmer."
Tea,
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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds."
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Frank Zappa
"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds."
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"NYC is chaotic. And I am attracted to chaos."
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Trevor Dunn
"NYC is chaotic. And I am attracted to chaos."
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"We were great mates. We didn't really go out together because we never really had the time to go out. But we were with each other all the time anyway because we were working all the time. We could sit down and talk for hours, and we still can. We just understood each other."
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Dannii Minogue
"We were great mates. We didn't really go out together because we never really had the time to go out. But we were with each other all the time anyway because we were working all the time. We could sit down and talk for hours, and we still can. We just understood each other."
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"Andy Paley got us a show opening for his band at an outdoor show at Simmon's College, on a Friday."
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Jonathan Richman
"Andy Paley got us a show opening for his band at an outdoor show at Simmon's College, on a Friday."
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"Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words."
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Laurie Anderson
"Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words."
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"But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way."
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Tina Turner
"But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way."
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