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Whitecaps in profusion all around me, but somehow in your eyes I found the strength to sail upon that raging sea.
The road to love is littered by the bones of other ones, who by the magic of the moment were mysteriously undone.
In my line of business, there's no better feeling than having a real nice work that you're really satisfied with.
Bring me a wheel of oaken wood A rein of polished leather A Heavy Horse and a tumbling sky Brewing heavy weather.
The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And they'll tell you if you ask.
When I do these interviews, I get really nervous. And when I get nervous, it comes off as mellow for some reason.
Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go may lie a reason you were alive, but you'll never know.
Rock me on the water Sister will you soothe my fevered brow Rock me on the water I'll get down to the sea somehow
Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that I'm as bald as a billiard ball!
I'm no longer a shoeaholic, but I used to be. I used to spend all my time on tour either buying records or shoes.
I always think that's neat, when you can hear a story told from different points of view, different perspectives.
What I enjoy the most about all this is the traveling. I love that my job allows me to travel all over the world.
I started writing rhymes in fact when I was 11 or 12 years old. I was actually into hip hop before anything else.
We are born to live, we are born to understand, we are born to carry a cursed pattern and be transformed by pain.
I love shows about creating and cooking. Sometimes they're so extraordinary, you end up setting yourself to fail.
Being rich and famous seems to have its ups and downs. That's the price you pay for being troubadours and clowns.
That's the great thing about the future - nobody knows what's going to happen. That's what makes it all exciting.
We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.
As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.
The most important thing about technology is that it can seamlessly work its way into your routine and your life.
I love consumerism, TV culture, shopping malls. There's nothing I'd ever buy, but I like being there. It's wacky.
You can always wake up on the wrong side of the bed and, boo-hiss, everyone suffers. We can all be temperamental.
Grandma's on the front porch with a Bible in her hand, sometimes I hear her singing take me to the promised land.
The only time I ever think about getting old is when I look in the mirror. I feel pretty good about it, actually.
Novels may have taken care of the emotional business for me, which has allowed music to be more emotional for me.
I learn from my mistakes. It’s a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there’s no gain.
Right now, I feel like I can take on the world. Ambition is the perfect word for where I am in my life right now.
I aim for weekly routines with clear goals but make sure I do some stuff that I think I'll value in the long run.
When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'
I can be whatever. I can wear shoes or don't wear shoes. I can tie my hair up or wear it down. It doesn't matter.
I moved schools seven or eight times, but I never thought of it as a problem. I didn't become attached to people.
I wouldn't really call myself a Jazz singer I think it's offending to real Jazz singers to call me a Jazz singer.
I guess I've been making records since I was 16, and even when 50 people bought them, I thought that was amazing.
I've never really compared myself to anyone who's a big star - I'm not trying to be a fashion icon or get famous.
Before something great happens, everything falls apart. Just hold on long enough to get through the smoke screen.
I sound like such a tool, but becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I've never felt more empowered.
You know, when you're poor and you have a bunch of kids in your family, you don't know that everybody's not poor.
We lived at the Sex Pistols' house because we were asked to vacate our room at the YWCA for 'keeping late hours.'
You're an animal, you live, maybe this one time is your lifetime - go there. Who cares what somebody else thinks?
Humor is important. Nothing against bands that are always a downer, but the reality is - it just becomes theater.
I like a well-rounded life. All of this work is kind of useless if you don't have something good to come home to.
I'm not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange.
In my life the most influential people are people who are sort of brought to me, as opposed to people I seek out.
I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face.
It's hard to be serious about so many things. [Look at the whole emphasis] on the charts, if you're a songwriter.
there's no forsaking what you love no existential leap as witnessed here in time and blood a thousand kisses deep
I like life on the road. It's a lot easier than civilian life. You kind of feel like you're in a motorcycle gang.
I like to tinkle at my piano when I'm working out a new song - I just put my fingers down and see what comes out.
I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road.
I'm really happy with my life now, but there's a lot of stuff I feel very sad about in ways I can't even control.