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" I am so blessed that all I've done in my professional life, since I was 17-18, is play music and somehow make a dollar here and there. "

" I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors. "

" I loved rock and roll when that came in, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, all those great records. So I begged my mom and dad for a guitar, which eventually they did get me for Christmas, but it went out of tune very quickly, and it hurt my fingers. "

" I'm terrible remembering lyrics. Before a tour, I have to remind myself. I have to go through the songs. "

" I only seem to date younger women. "

" I sing to my wife; it helps me. She was my muse. I've written so many songs about her, to her, with references to her, and still do. She's a big part of my life. We were together for 33 years. It actually does me good - she's with me all that time in that way. "

" It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now. "

" I was never really a Mod. I thought I was more of a beatnik with the brown corduroy jacket, blue jeans, etc. I loved the music Mods liked, and I loved the clothes, but I didn't have any money to spend on them. "

" My love for American music and American movies is from an early age. I was 10 or 11 when I heard Fats Domino and Little Richard and Buddy Holly. And the movies, my dad used to take my brother and I to the movies every Friday. It was incredible: we got to see just about every movie that came out for a period of years. "

" Small Faces were really a soul band as far as we were concerned. That's what we listened to; that's what we played, you know? We were pretty much based on Booker T. and the M.G.'s. "

" The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had 'Itchycoo Park.' Then the Faces just had 'Stay with Me.' So both bands could be considered one-hit wonders in America, even though we had several huge hits in England. "

" The Small Faces was such a different band than the Faces. I know three of us are the same, but when you take Steve Marriott out, it's a very different band. "

" We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had. "

" What I do for migraines when I get them, I listen to classical music, and I turn it up really loud. "

" When I joined Small Faces, we occasionally would bump into The Who. And Keith Moon and I became firm pals. "

" You don't stop thinking about women just because your wife dies. It's terrible, but you know. I just want the hugs, the kisses. A kiss! "

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