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" Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it. "

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" My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane. "

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" But then I'm one of those guys that is still a bit afraid of the telephone, its implications for conversation. I still wonder if the jukebox might be the death of live music. "

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" There's not much difference between what I appear to be on stage and what I am. I think people like that, that I'm not trying to pull a caper. "

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" My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult. "

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