Jack Garratt Quotes
The music in my family has always been there; it's been quite an obvious trait that seems to have trickled down the bloodline.
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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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I really enjoy dancing. When there's music around, I can't help it; I start dancing, especially when I'm with friends.
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I can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night.
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
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The one thing I do have is good ears. I don't mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.
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Arianna Huffington has exercised her renowned wisdom to give journalism another boost along the ever busier Internet. Her blog site promises to be an interesting challenge for those of us lucky enough to be invited to participate with our occasional contributions.
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Living in a cultural milieu where the foreign writers most widely available and admired were Russian, I came very late to postwar American writers, and I had great trouble with the canonically exalted white male writers I tried first.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Many cats are the death of the mouse.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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If you're not a confident person, pretend to be one.
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When I was signed, that was before the punk thing even happened.
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When I write, I write for myself, and I have high expectations... so I'm just trying to meet those. I'm not going to distract myself with other people's expectations.
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As long as I'm learning every day of my life, I will never feel old. Never. And I don't feel old; I feel in my head and in my heart - I don't know, ageless!
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Truth be told, ginormous portions have become a pet peeve of mine.
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It can kind of screw up things if you're trying to overwork something.
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If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure.
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I urge younger artists to know that you don't have to be anything you don't want. You can do whatever's comfortable for you. From the music I make, to the things I do in my life, I'm true to my R&B core. I have the capability to make pop records and crossover, but that's not my aim.
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I studied music formally. I was probably less formal about my study of acting than anything.
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I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.
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The music in my family has always been there; it's been quite an obvious trait that seems to have trickled down the bloodline.
