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" No, in 1968 I still wanted to be a Pop Star, and be about the music. Now, I want to be just about the music. "

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" Getting to play the blues has been transcendant for me. I can't say if my finest hour is yet to come, you want to make a dent in this world, well I do anyway. "

" Only one of us would usually sing lead. Which most of the time was, Mickey or Dave. They thought it was perfectly a natural routine, because Mickey and Dave saw themselves as TV actors. "

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" I like to listen the blues and some classical. "