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" Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything. "

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" I went to visit Alcatraz years ago when I was on tour with the Pistols, and I really liked the atmosphere of the place. I genuinely, really, thoroughly enjoyed the whole morning there. I just liked the quietness and stillness of what is basically a cruel prison complex. I still found some kind of joy in that. That's how I am. "

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" Remaining childish is a tremendous state of innocence. "