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Quotes by Musician

"I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid."
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Warren Zevon
"I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid."
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"With pop stars or film stars, we become the object of people's self-definition, as well as the object of sexual definition."
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George Michael
"With pop stars or film stars, we become the object of people's self-definition, as well as the object of sexual definition."
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"You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody."
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Dennis Brown
"You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody."
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"We made part of the record in Miami, and I would go down to the beach, and not 20 feet from the water I see a fish that is at least seven feet long swimming close to the shore. I did not go back in the ocean the entire month."
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Michael Stipe
"We made part of the record in Miami, and I would go down to the beach, and not 20 feet from the water I see a fish that is at least seven feet long swimming close to the shore. I did not go back in the ocean the entire month."
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"I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world."
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
"I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world."
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"At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart."
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Ben E. King
"At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart."
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"I like to look at the songs like they're little movies."
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Brad Paisley
"I like to look at the songs like they're little movies."
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"Movie stars are supposed to be healthy. They're kept happy and nutritionally together."
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Courtney Love
"Movie stars are supposed to be healthy. They're kept happy and nutritionally together."
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"You're looking at the Bee Gees right now."
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Robin Gibb
"You're looking at the Bee Gees right now."
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"Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter."
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Ivor Novello
"Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter."
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"When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins."
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Gerry Mulligan
"When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins."
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"What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a laptop."
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Bono
"What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a laptop."
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"The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument."
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Ritchie Blackmore
"The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument."
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"Little things can make such a big difference during recording."
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Matt Cameron
"Little things can make such a big difference during recording."
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"I still write the same way and have the same perspective."
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Kenneth Edmonds
"I still write the same way and have the same perspective."
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"There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don't concern me anymore."
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Evan Parker
"There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don't concern me anymore."
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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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"And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school."
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Travis Barker
"And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school."
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"We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take."
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Gloria Estefan
"We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take."
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"Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath?"
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Phil Ochs
"Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath?"
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"But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer any deep theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was asked some deep theological questions from the git-go."
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Amy Grant
"But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer any deep theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was asked some deep theological questions from the git-go."
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"There is a shadow on every page."
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Eugene Ormandy
"There is a shadow on every page."
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"Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd all be playing the same thing!!"
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Caroline Corr
"Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd all be playing the same thing!!"
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"So what if I'm smokin' weed onstage and doing what I gotta do? It's not me shooting nobody, stabbing nobody, killing nobody. It's a peaceful gesture and they have to respect that and appreciate that."
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Snoop Dogg
"So what if I'm smokin' weed onstage and doing what I gotta do? It's not me shooting nobody, stabbing nobody, killing nobody. It's a peaceful gesture and they have to respect that and appreciate that."
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"I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times."
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Jack Irons
"I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times."
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"I also plan to release a ballads collection."
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Vinnie Vincent
"I also plan to release a ballads collection."
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"If I ever did cross over I would like to do it tactfully. I don't want to offend anyone in country. Can you have the best of both worlds? I sure like the idea of it!"
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Bryan White
"If I ever did cross over I would like to do it tactfully. I don't want to offend anyone in country. Can you have the best of both worlds? I sure like the idea of it!"
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"No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around."
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Bessie Smith
"No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around."
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"Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself."
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Michael Bolton
"Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself."
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"If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high you'd laugh and say nothing that simple, but you've been told many times before messiah's point you to the door though no one's got the guts to leave the temple."
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Peter Townsend
"If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high you'd laugh and say nothing that simple, but you've been told many times before messiah's point you to the door though no one's got the guts to leave the temple."
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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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"With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife."
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Eugene Ormandy
"With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife."
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"There is nothing so stable as change."
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Bob Dylan
"There is nothing so stable as change."
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"The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in the dining room is covered with records. I don't have a big enough house to accommodate everything."
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Marian McPartland
"The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in the dining room is covered with records. I don't have a big enough house to accommodate everything."
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"I haven't been out in the marketplace in a while. I'm thinking about going back into it. I've got some things set up over the next couple of months just to go and see. But I have no idea what the specific way to a solution is anymore. It's mysterious to me."
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Michael Nesmith
"I haven't been out in the marketplace in a while. I'm thinking about going back into it. I've got some things set up over the next couple of months just to go and see. But I have no idea what the specific way to a solution is anymore. It's mysterious to me."
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"When things are too easy I lose interest in them so I find ways to complicate them to get myself interested."
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Richard Marx
"When things are too easy I lose interest in them so I find ways to complicate them to get myself interested."
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"The world used us as an excuse to go mad."
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George Harrison
"The world used us as an excuse to go mad."
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"But we were really locked in to that kind of format, and as the '90s wore on, it became for me more solidified, in that sense that there weren't as many of those magical shows that were just magic all the way through as there had been in earlier years."
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Phil Lesh
"But we were really locked in to that kind of format, and as the '90s wore on, it became for me more solidified, in that sense that there weren't as many of those magical shows that were just magic all the way through as there had been in earlier years."
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"Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit."
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Jennifer Lopez
"Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit."
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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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"One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does not need another big multimedia show."
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Laurie Anderson
"One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does not need another big multimedia show."
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"It'd be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren't kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I'm not a baby sitter."
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Eminem
"It'd be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren't kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I'm not a baby sitter."
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"It would be great to see somebody like Kid Rock kissing a man. But I'm sure that he wouldn't like the prospect of it put to him, and I won't even go there with Eminem."
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Robbie Williams
"It would be great to see somebody like Kid Rock kissing a man. But I'm sure that he wouldn't like the prospect of it put to him, and I won't even go there with Eminem."
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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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"I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me."
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Billy Joel
"I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me."
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"Nothing exceeds like excess."
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Al Jourgensen
"Nothing exceeds like excess."
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"The potential for the saxophone is unlimited."
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Steve Lacy
"The potential for the saxophone is unlimited."
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"Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity."
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Elvis Presley
"Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity."
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"I listen to kids play a lot."
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Itzhak Perlman
"I listen to kids play a lot."
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"Our industry is full of all sorts of eccentricities and one of them is owning property."
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Cliff Richard
"Our industry is full of all sorts of eccentricities and one of them is owning property."
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