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" I just wrote one song at a time. Kinda like an alcoholic. One day at a time. "
Neil Young
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One Day At A Time
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" I don't like the American media - particularly Fox. "
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" I can get away with saying a lot of ideas that are young and naive. I'm liberated. "
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" Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them, they think you're supporting everything they do. "
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Music
" When you're young, you don't have any experience - you're charged up, but you're out of control. And if you're old and you're not charged up, then all you have is memories. But if you're charged and stimulated by what's going on around you, and you also have experience, you know what to appreciate and what to pass by. "
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" I was a Reagan backer. It was a shock for some people that I could agree with anything that man would say. "
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" I don't look at a knife the way I used to. I'm more aware of what it is. I think twice. This is a key finger. It's in every chord. "
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