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I'm not a soldier for anything, either. I'm only a singer and I don't think it makes a difference what we sing.
In my 15 minutes of fame around 'Diamonds and Dirt,' it was not a healthy time for me because of my insecurity.
Good, effective pop music isn't just verbal language. It takes a good physical beat to make you feel something.
We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.
I will rememeber you. Will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by and don't forget all your memories.
It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.
I am sweet, I am ugly, I am mean if you love me. I'll try hard just to please you, when I say I don't need you.
You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men.
That's the way I always listened to music. I'd listen and copy it. I play by ear so that's easier than reading.
I once asked Axl why he left the 'E' off his name. He started crying and said he thought he'd spelled it right.
With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right.
When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.
I think it's just entertainment for people that are interested in the form. To sing along to and be psyched by.
Now some folks say that we should be glad for what we have. Tell me, would you be happy in Village Ghetto Land?
No one has been a greater advocate for the power of love in this world than I; both in my life and in my music.
I've spent a bit of time with the Prince of Wales, who I respect greatly. I'd give two cheers for the Monarchy.
On some planet, I probably could have been a lawyer. On some planet, I could have been somebody in advertising.
That's all I wanted to do as a kid. Play a guitar properly and jump around. But too many people got in the way.
While I now own more guns than the 82nd Airborne, my first gun is still the most important gun I've ever owned.
I've also got a kind of rule where if I don't write it down and I can still remember it it's worth remembering!
Is Thom Yorke there? Oh he is? Well then how the can I be Thom Yorke, talking to you, right here, on the phone.
Do not tell me what I can and cannot do. I'll be as asian as I want to (Stretches his eyes in a racist manner).
I could blow bubbles. Bubbles would solve any dilemma we face. If bubbles were president there would be no war.
If things aren't going well, music is what I turn to so I can get away from it, to take my mind somewhere else.
The reason lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn't there the second time.
I hadn't been exposed to music except in church. They used to have me singing a solo when I was five years old.
Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.
My father and I had a really good relationship. We're cool. I am not trying to outdo him or anything like that.
Love for me is innocence, honesty, compassion, trust, loyalty, a gentle summer breeze, sunshine, a great cuddle.
I don't know that I can say what exactly love means to me because it would be hard to put that into perspective.
Rock n Roll Animal, the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on me.
I hate bands that hang around, like, 10 years too long - they're like the drunk at a party you can't get rid of.
A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.
You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so you'd better do some good while you are here.
I'll also listen to music on a Discman and realize how nice it can sound when it's not compressed to MP3 format.
When you're making the record, you're not thinking about an audience, but you still need them and you want them.
I think a lot of singers are shy people. I suppose singing on stage is not like talking; you are not as exposed.
Life does throw some hard stuff at you as you get older, much harder. But you are more able to deal with things.
One of the great advantages of only publishing five books per year is that I get to be excited about every book.
I think it's important to have a consistent communication with the fans but I don't think it should be expected.
Whatever you do has to be commercial and it can't be too distracting - it has to be background music, basically.
It's hard to make music knowing that it's not going to be received by the listener in the way that it should be.
Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.
With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.
One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.
Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.
The inmates and prisoners, I found they were my kind, and it was there inside the bars I found my peace of mind.
A song is like a dream, and you try to make it come true. They're like strange countries that you have to enter.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth. None of them along the line know what any of it is worth.