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"I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks."

"I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks."

John Lee Hooker, American Musician

Fancy, Guitar, Play, Want

20

"One of my rules is: Never listen to your old stuff."

"One of my rules is: Never listen to your old stuff."

Lou Reed, American Musician

20

"I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs."

"I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs."

Adrian Belew, American Musician

Age, Guitar, Play, Songs

20

"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."

"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."

Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian Musician

Love, American, Being, Comedy

20

"Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor."

"Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor."

Lawrence Welk, American Musician

Conversation, Lady

20

"I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them."

"I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them."

Barry Gibb, English Musician

Content, Nothing, Songs

20

"If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it."

"If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

20

"People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down."

"People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down."

James Taylor, American Musician

Family, Life, People, Addiction

20

"Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease."

"Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease."

Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian Musician

20

"I am in control at all times."

"I am in control at all times."

GG Allin, American Musician

20

"It evolved out of the idea to make a kids TV show. And it actually turned out to be a bit dull and a bit regulated and too many people looking over your shoulder and it wasn't really."

"It evolved out of the idea to make a kids TV show. And it actually turned out to be a bit dull and a bit regulated and too many people looking over your shoulder and it wasn't really."

Dave Rowntree, English Musician

People, Idea, Kids

20

"I have a tree man coming to trim the jacaranda in my front garden."

"I have a tree man coming to trim the jacaranda in my front garden."

Moon Unit Zappa, American Musician

Gardening, Garden, Man

20

"In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role."

"In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role."

Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, German Musician

Life, Artist, Fact, Play

20

"In a strange kind of way I know were really popular and probably the biggest band in the country at the moment, but at the same time there is this real cult thing going on."

"In a strange kind of way I know were really popular and probably the biggest band in the country at the moment, but at the same time there is this real cult thing going on."

Dan Hawkins, English Musician

Time, Country, Popular

20

"I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for me or maybe they already had it in mind, I don't know."

"I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for me or maybe they already had it in mind, I don't know."

Dannii Minogue, Australian Musician

20

"Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best."

"Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best."

Marilyn Manson, American Musician

Truth, Lie, Name, Now

20

"Yes, there are times when I get extremely depressed and how I sublimate those feelings is through music."

"Yes, there are times when I get extremely depressed and how I sublimate those feelings is through music."

Peter Steele, American Musician

Music, Feelings

20

"I can trust my friends These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow."

"I can trust my friends These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow."

Cher, American Musician

Trust, People, Force, Friends

20

"I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them."

"I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them."

Vladimir Horowitz, American Musician

20

"Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame."

"Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame."

Marian McPartland, English Musician

20

"A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up."

"A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up."

Suzi Quatro, American Musician

20

"I don't think I will ever get tired of wearing pink."

"I don't think I will ever get tired of wearing pink."

Emma Bunton, British Musician

20

"Take some time to learn first aid and CPR. It saves lives, and it works."

"Take some time to learn first aid and CPR. It saves lives, and it works."

Bobby Sherman, American Musician

20

"The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. REM and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else."

"The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. REM and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else."

Greg Ginn, American Musician

Potential, Sound, Want

20

"I've always been very image prone, along the lines of bands like Black Sabbath and even Devo."

"I've always been very image prone, along the lines of bands like Black Sabbath and even Devo."

Peter Steele, American Musician

20

"I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause."

"I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause."

Kid Rock, American Musician

People, Care, Cause, Devil

20

"I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child."

"I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child."

Keith Emerson, British Musician

Brother, Brothers, Friends, Sisters

20

"Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death."

"Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death."

Annie Lennox, Scottish Musician

Death, Dying, Living

20

"My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind."

"My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind."

Kristin Hersh, American Musician

20

"We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it."

"We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it."

Lauryn Hill, American Musician

20

"I could write songs as bad as Wham's if I really felt the urge to, but what's the point?"

"I could write songs as bad as Wham's if I really felt the urge to, but what's the point?"

Robert Smith, English Musician

20

"I was very fortunate in having David Fincher, the director come to me. Now I've seen the finished product, I feel that every bit of the nine months we spent on the film was worth it."

"I was very fortunate in having David Fincher, the director come to me. Now I've seen the finished product, I feel that every bit of the nine months we spent on the film was worth it."

Dwight Yoakam, American Musician

Film, Months, Now, Worth

20

"Yes, actually. Animation's a very easy thing to watch on tour."

"Yes, actually. Animation's a very easy thing to watch on tour."

Dave Rowntree, English Musician

20

"For the first time in 23 years I'm enjoying the process of supporting it, of going out and doing shows, and doing the interviews, and doing everything."

"For the first time in 23 years I'm enjoying the process of supporting it, of going out and doing shows, and doing the interviews, and doing everything."

Rosanne Cash, American Musician

Time, First, Years

20

"Somewhere, over the rainbow, Way up tall, There's a land where they've never heard of cholesterol."

"Somewhere, over the rainbow, Way up tall, There's a land where they've never heard of cholesterol."

Allan Sherman, American Musician

20

"I thought it was time to get a group together and the first person I thought of was Wayne Shorter. I called Wayne and in the meantime, Wayne called me to make an album with him, which was Super Nova."

"I thought it was time to get a group together and the first person I thought of was Wayne Shorter. I called Wayne and in the meantime, Wayne called me to make an album with him, which was Super Nova."

Miroslav Vitous, Czechoslovakian Musician

Time, Thought, First

20

"I did spend a year in high school being obsessed with Fleetwood Mac."

"I did spend a year in high school being obsessed with Fleetwood Mac."

Joanna Newsom, American Musician

20

"The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss."

"The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

Boss, Job, Will

20

"The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It's always been on a high level."

"The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It's always been on a high level."

Billy Higgins, American Musician

20

"I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me."

"I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me."

Tina Turner, American Musician

Life, Entertainment

20

"My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one."

"My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one."

Gary Cherone, American Musician

Extreme, Favorite, First

20

"I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?"

"I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?"

Lucinda Williams, American Musician

Focus, Loss, Songs, Tragedy

20

"We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band."

"We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band."

Ed O'Brien, English Musician

20

"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities."

"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities."

Ray Charles, American Musician

Life, First, Possibilities

20

"As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely."

"As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely."

Roberta Flack, American Musician

People, Musicians, Voice

20

"I'm a rock star because I couldn't be a soccer star."

"I'm a rock star because I couldn't be a soccer star."

Rod Stewart, Scottish Musician

20

"At this point, because we have stayed the same course for so many years, I feel like we are freer to make choices that are motivated by what feels right creatively at a given point in time."

"At this point, because we have stayed the same course for so many years, I feel like we are freer to make choices that are motivated by what feels right creatively at a given point in time."

Mike McCready, American Musician

Time, Choices, Right, Years

20

"I don't really care about, Oh I really have to sell these things."

"I don't really care about, Oh I really have to sell these things."

Thurston Moore, American Musician

20

"Getting on stage is a bonus, that's my therapy, that's when I can tell stories and it all makes sense."

"Getting on stage is a bonus, that's my therapy, that's when I can tell stories and it all makes sense."

Jason Mraz, American Musician

20

"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity."

"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity."

Charles Mingus, American Musician

20

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