Paolo Nutini Quotes
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I don't know if I've got the capacity for all of the creativity that I want to put out there, which is annoying and frustrating - it's kinda like torture.
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Sometimes the last thing you want to do is to go on stage and bare your soul in front of hundreds of complete strangers. Singing the same songs night after night can remind you of things you'd rather forget.
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I left school just shy of 17: I'd started going into touring and that situation.
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I've learned stuff, and I've forgotten stuff, but what I do know is that it really is all about the fans.
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I'm in the highest bracket. There's no way that a 22-year-old should be hit for that amount of money when he's got his whole life ahead of him.
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When I've got time off, my feet get itchy really quickly.
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Sometimes when you get frustrated, your back is against the wall, and you come out fighting and knock out three songs in as many days.
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I love melon! I don't love melon; that's a bit... Melon's my favorite fruit.
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With the first album, there was a lot of angst. I was very naive. I thought I was on top of the whole thing, but I really didn't know what I was getting into.
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I don't mind being criticised, but hearing yourself described as the next James Blunt - that hurts.
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I was lucky to move around different cultures at an early age and have experience of different lifestyles.
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When you've displayed a weakness, you've displayed something a person can grab a hold of and attack you there. If you're not ashamed of it, who can make you feel bad about it? Nobody. If you make a mistake, at least you get to see them, identify them, acknowledge them and hopefully remedy them.
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That's the good thing about music: you can sing about people's lives in its stages and feelings. Some songs can put something in context that you couldn't. They can free your mind or can make you think or can be redeeming.
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I know some bands that are precious about their new ideas. They're conscious of the fact that people can - even from mobile phones - begin to get clearer and better recordings of the songs... so they're a lot more hesitant to play them.
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The success was a difficult thing for me to get my head round. When it gets too much, I just have to disappear - to sort my head.
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Really, if you've got people who want you to play, you play.
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Paisley offered me and my family a life, way back, and it has continued to do so.
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Music can really help people, help individuals in beautiful ways.
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I come from Paisley, the same town as David Sneddon, who won 'Fame Academy.' When he was late for his homecoming reception in the town hall, they held an impromptu talent show. I ended up singing some songs, and that's how I was discovered.
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Some people have just got a capacity for creativity that's unbelievable!
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My songwriting... it's almost like a kind of self-therapy.
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It's a sacred thing, but I do want to get married. I'd love that.
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'Astral Weeks' is a brilliant album, and songs like 'Moondance' are just beautiful lyrically.
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I try not to get too self-absorbed.