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7898 Musician Quotes

I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.

Believe Connected Human I Believe
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People tend to repeat the same quotes at me that I said when I was 23. And of course, you say things then, and sometimes they're ill-advised.

Course Me People Quotes
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I don't think I was ever particularly mean. I can certainly think of some idiotic exchanges I've had. I was accused of destroying pop music, like Wagner destroyed opera - a guy in Germany started ranting that at me.

Certainly Destroyed Destroying Ever
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My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials.

Call Calls Child Convention
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I'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale.
Bigger Just Musician Scale
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Life for me is about movement.

About Life Me Movement
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I've always felt writing a song was a bit like going on location. That's true in an almost literal sense. Where you are seeps in somehow.

Almost Always Bit Felt
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I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.

Day Ethic Every Every Single Hard
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You do have to be a bit careful with your voice. It is an instrument.

Bit Careful Instrument Voice
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I think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist.

Good I Think Love Love Songs
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Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.

Cookie Deeper Fortune Funnier
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Songs are more powerful than books.

Books More Powerful Songs
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Living a very long time would be a very scary thing.

Living Long Long Time Scary
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I've never felt British. I'm just not interested in national identity. I don't know why.

British Felt Identity Interested
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The Internet is overrated. It's much smaller an innovation than people think it is. I don't think it's changed the way anybody makes music.

Anybody Changed Innovation Internet
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I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.

Experience Far Had Life
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I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

About Anything Know Line
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When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.

Always Believing Books Boy
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Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.
Ambition Dream Engine A
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Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

Adversity Hard Hundred Man
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Every time I think that I'm getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else happens.

Else Every Every Time Getting
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When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis.
Boy Driving Got High
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I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line.

Along Electrician Got Line
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Man, that record came out and was real big in Memphis. They started playing it, and it got real big. Don't know why-the lyrics had no meaning.

Big Came Got Had
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They put me on television. And the whole thing broke loose. It was wild, I tell ya for sure.

Broke Loose Me Put
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I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.

Allen Did Ed Sullivan Four
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Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old.
Hollywood Later Make Me
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The next thing I knew, I was out of the service and making movies again. My first picture was called, GI Blues. I thought I was still in the army.

Again Army Blues First
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I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.

Belt Direction Hollywood Just
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Those movies sure got me into a rut.
Got Me Movies Rut
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I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story.

Bore Hope Life Life Story
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Too much TV hurts movies.

Hurts Movies Much Too
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When I get married, it'll be no secret.

Get Get Married Married No Secret
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After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake.

After Basic Could Day
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It's human nature to gripe, but I'm going ahead and doing the best I can.

Ahead Best Doing Going
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The army teaches boys to think like men.

Army Boy Like Men
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There are too many people that depend on me. I'm too obligated. I'm in too far to get out.

Depend Far Get Many
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I've tried to lead a straight, clean life, not set any kind of a bad example.

Any Bad Bad Example Clean
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I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.

Along Business Come Happened
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I like entertaining people. I really miss it.
Entertaining Entertaining People Like Miss
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I was an only child, and Mother was always right with me all my life. I used to get very angry at her when I was growing up-it's a natural thing.

All My Life Always Angry Child
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I miss my singing career very much.

Career Miss Much Singing
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The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck.

Before Came Closest Ever
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I never expected to be anybody important.

Anybody Expected Important Never
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I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me.

Cigarette Comfortable Drink Easy
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I've never written a song in my life. It's all a big hoax.

Big Hoax Life My Life
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That's why I hate to get started in these jam sessions. I'm always the last one to leave.

Always Get Hate Jam
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I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.

Be Careful Careful Easy Get
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I was an overnight sensation.

Overnight Sensation Was An
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Man, I really like Vegas.

Like Man Really Vegas
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