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" Great songs stand out wherever they're from. "

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From Time To Time

" Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless. "

" I like to stick with music I know I can play. I love classical, but I don't think I could ever play it. I'm just not qualified. "

" If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time. "

" You could make any song sound creepy if you wanted. It's all about the inflection. "

" If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves. "

" We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it. "