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" I take my personal upkeep real seriously; my sense of organization and attention to detail; my memory; my business - I love the business. "
David Lee Roth
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" In the United States, you can put on a cowboy hat and join the country-western neighborhood. If you're down below 14th Street in New York City, that's bohemian; that's left-wing. "
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" I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults. "
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" Maybe I'm like acts of Congress or your favorite Chinese restaurant - you don't really want to know what's going on behind the door. I'm a real study in contrast, I expect, looking from without. But it adds up to what you get on stage. "
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" I used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass. "
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" It doesn't get better, it doesn't get worse, but it sure gets different! "
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" A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds. "
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" You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound. "
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" My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general. "
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" It's always irritated me that people say, 'Where's the action? Oh wow, there's no action here; let's go somewhere else.' These people will never find the action. "
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