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" I can create a vibe without saying anything, just by being in the room. "
Lou Reed
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" I can't do anything I want to. I mean, I can't have my own TV show. I can't have my own movie. But within my little world, nobody tells me what to put on the albums. "
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" I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future. "
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" I don't mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it's the same amount of space. Why would you have only three diamonds if you can have six? "
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" I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play. "
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" I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all. Sometimes it's me, or a composite of me and other people. Sometimes it's not me at all. "
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" One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz. "
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" I wouldn't want to hear Beethoven without beautiful bass, the cellos, the tuba. It's very important. Hip-hop has thunderous bass. And so does Beethoven. If you don't have the bass, it's like being amputated. It's like you have no legs. "
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" I'll tell ya, I'm a genuinely nice guy. I really am. A real nice guy. But I think I'm temperamental. "
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