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" The big print giveth and the small print taketh away. "

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" I look for things that are left of center, something you've only seen your whole life, but never heard. Hit it! With a stick! I have a guitar made out of a 2x4 that I bought in Cleveland. "

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" George Bush is a fan of mine, he came to see me in the Seventies. His coke dealer brought him. "

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" For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they're made of, and wonder if you can make one, too. "

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" Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers. "

" When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure. "

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" All records are riddles, and whatever you may want people to think it's about, it may just be throwing them off. And you don't want it to get in the way of what someone else's understanding is. It's not really about anything. At the same time, it will find some meaning. "

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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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