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" Putting another human being above yourself isn't healthy. I think it's capitalistic. "
Ian Brown
Think
Above
Yourself
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" It's a horrible name, Coldplay. It doesn't conjure up any positive thoughts. "
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" One thing I've always loved and rated me dad for is that, because of him, I've never seen the Queen's Christmas speech. "
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" I've always said prayers. "
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" It is a fact that everyone's got a limited run in music - but who's to say how long that run lasts? I used to think that there would be no way I'd still be in music when I was 40. I used to think anyone who was 40 was an old man, and they probably shouldn't be doing it anymore. "
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" People tend to settle for the fiver rather than going for the pot of gold. "
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