Jimi Hendrix Quotes
I want to play music that draws a picture of the world and its space.
Quotes to Explore
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I know that there are going to be people that don't like my music, but I think in the industry itself it is always that, 'Oh. you're from the 'X Factor.' There have been certain radio stations that will not play your song because you are from the 'X Factor,' yet they'll play another song from an artist from another TV show.
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There are some parts of my life that are wonderful, and it's amazing to get to go to cool events and award shows and things like that, but I think the outside perception is that your life just changes overnight and you wear Dolce and Gabanna suits and drive a Mercedes. But life's just not like that.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.
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Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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Right now the focus is the album that is released and then the tour coming up. After the tour they will let us know about the options and offers that came in for us.
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I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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When it came to the Vietnam War, Mr. McNamara was an early advocate of escalation but came to realize the flaws in the American approach earlier than many of his colleagues. Yet in public, he continued to defend the war.
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I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.
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I often attribute my screenwriting to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why - but we really need to land on that why. That's what I've been exploring in my writing for many years and trying to get better at.
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I'm naturally a nice person. I'm not trying to have any problems with people. I'm done with the drama and trouble. I want a stress-free life.
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I've never been with a losing team in my life, and I don't think I'll start now.
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I haven't really done a lot of comedy. It's something that terrifies me.
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I like Manchester - I've played it many times. The people have a lot of chein, a lot of heart, and the audiences are very receptive.
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I've started listening to music in a new way after I started running. When it comes to running, I really got into the idea of track listings that way, too.
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You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent.
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Once I started reinventing for myself what being an artist was - not going into a studio, but making things on my own terms in response to being out in the world - I started to really enjoy it... I realized that everything else for me was hell.
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I want to play music that draws a picture of the world and its space.
