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" I love it when celebrities fall apart. "

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" Punishing people for listening to music is exactly the wrong way to protect the music business. "

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" If you make a record, you should ask yourself, 'Did it make someone cry, in a good way, not a bad way?' There should almost be subjective emotional criteria for evaluating work, instead of just profitability. "

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" Whenever I've had success, I never learn from it. Success usually breeds a degree of hubris. When you fail, that's when you learn. "

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