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" I guess it's flattering that everyone believed I was those characters, but it also is dehumanizing. "

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" I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players. "

" Anxiety and spiritual searching have been consistent themes with me, and that figures into my worldview. But I tend to make my songs sound like relationship songs. "

" It would be my guess that Madonna is not a very happy woman. From my own experience, having gone through persona changes like that, that kind of clawing need to be the center of attention is not a pleasant place to be. "

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" What I have is a malevolent curiosity. That's what drives my need to write and what probably leads me to look at things a little askew. I do tend to take a different perspective from most people. "

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" What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do. "

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" Frankly, if I could get away with not having to perform, I'd be very happy. It's not my favorite thing to do. "

" These are all personal crises, I'm sure, that I manifest in a song format and project into physical situations. You make little stories up about how you feel. It's as simple as that. "

" I wanted to be Gerry Mulligan, only, see, I didn't have any kind of technique. So I thought, well, baritone sax is kind of easier; I can manage that - except I couldn't afford a baritone, so I bought an alto, which was the same fingering. "

" I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring. "

" I think, generally, I just cannot really envision life without writing and producing records and singing. "

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" I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up. "