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" I'm bad at math. "
John Oates
Math
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" In our relationship, we don't have that situation. I don't require what he needs, and he doesn't require what I need. I know what I do; I have an amazing life that nobody knows about. "
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" I used to love assemblies because it got me out of class. "
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" When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed. "
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" Once you've made a record, you don't need to make it again. It's done, and it's out there forever, a moment in time that encapsulates whatever was happening in that moment. "
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" I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well. "
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" I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people. "
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" I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically. "
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" I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great songs are great songs, and they stand the test of time, and they can be interpreted and recorded with many points of view, but yet still retain the essence of what makes them good songs. "
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" Well, because we're so different as people. And it's that difference that probably also makes it easy to stay together, because we don't get in each others way. "
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" I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists. "
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" I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique. "
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" Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills have improved immensely as I've gone more solo, because I've had this opportunity. "
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