Ed O'Brien Quotes
It's about the lack of control. You feel more sad than angry. But why Thom sings 'crushed like a bug in the ground', I don't know. "I hope I'm not sort of blowing our own trumpet, but I think Thom is probably the finest lyricist in the UK of his generation at the moment and hes always trying to progress, as we as musicians try to do ourselves. Theres this nice relationship between the lyrics and the music.
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If you're thin-skinned, you don't belong doing what I do for a living.
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Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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I wrote my first book when I was 15 years old. And my second book '1,2,3 Publish Me!' shows everyone how writing a book is done in just the three secret editing levels I discovered!
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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Though politics is by nature divisive, surely we all can agree that foster children need stability, safety, education, opportunity - and love.
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Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
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I don't know if I have a brand. I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf. I guess I'm kind of the feel-good story who's seen every level of professional golf.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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Even Napoleon had his Watergate.
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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
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My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York.
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I think that sexiness should be in the subtleties.
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There's no denying it: I was a crappy baby who failed his way into this world, and I've been making the best of it ever since.
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My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
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I mean, I went to a Catholic boys school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.
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Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away / You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.
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You can't ever really replace Jon Anderson because he's been such a force in the music business.
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I imagine how hard it might be to walk down the runway. Me in heels is, like, deforesting the forest, knocking trees, completely 'timber!'
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When you're young, playing drums is immediately satisfying 'cause whether or not you know how to play anything, the bottom line is that you're pounding on something, so you're happy about it.
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It's about the lack of control. You feel more sad than angry. But why Thom sings 'crushed like a bug in the ground', I don't know. "I hope I'm not sort of blowing our own trumpet, but I think Thom is probably the finest lyricist in the UK of his generation at the moment and hes always trying to progress, as we as musicians try to do ourselves. Theres this nice relationship between the lyrics and the music.
