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" Music was what bothered me, what interested me. "
Lou Reed
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" But I'm also talented and I know when I created something great and Perfect Night is something great, no doubt, no but. "
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" I wouldn't want to hear Beethoven without beautiful bass, the cellos, the tuba. It's very important. Hip-hop has thunderous bass. And so does Beethoven. If you don't have the bass, it's like being amputated. It's like you have no legs. "
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" Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy. "
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" Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat. "
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" I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all. Sometimes it's me, or a composite of me and other people. Sometimes it's not me at all. "
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" Perfect Night is minimalistic and that's what makes it so forceful. "
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" Sound is more than just noise. Ordered sound is music. My life is music. "
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" I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me. "
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" The first generation of CDs sounded terrible. Any chance to remaster would make the music sound better than what was already out there. "
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