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" You're a musician: You play. That's what you do. "
Lou Reed
You
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" One of my rules is: Never listen to your old stuff. "
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" I don't mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it's the same amount of space. Why would you have only three diamonds if you can have six? "
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" I'll tell ya, I'm a genuinely nice guy. I really am. A real nice guy. But I think I'm temperamental. "
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" I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be. "
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" The music is all. People should die for it. People are dying for everything else, so why not the music? "
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