Robert James Ritchi Quotes
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The spirit of rock 'n' roll is alive and well. It kind of just needs to be cultivated a little bit.
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I like who I am.
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I'm not a greedy man; there really is nothing I couldn't live without. But if there was a fire, and I saved my child and my pets, I'd be happy.
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I have nightmares that I'm going to wake up, and everyone's driving a Prius and living in a condo, and we're all getting health insurance.
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I think celebrity endorsements hurt politicians.
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I've never played the PR game.
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I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.
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You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.
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You know, when I started I liked Big Macs and Budweiser and I still like Big Macs and Budweiser.
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As a musician, you want the music in as many hands as you can get it into. More importantly, I want people to get the music for the fairest price, and in the most convenient way. And that's really turned into iTunes when you're talking about selling albums.
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My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.
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Rock 'n' roll is much easier if you're white.
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I make a lot of money. I can take a pay cut. All my friends are taking pay cuts that are in the unions, that are - that are farming in Alabama or whatever it is. I can surely take a pay cut, too, not cutting down my show or - or the people that work for me, I can take a pay cut.
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When I was making my first record there would be something that would come out that would inspire you, you know? You'd see someone on TV or on the radio.
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I never said I wanted to be around for a long time. I always said I wanted to be here for a good time.
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As far as my street cred goes, I'll always have that, because I always hang with the kids. I'll jump right off the stage and buy them a beer. I'll be a star on stage, but I'll always hang with the kids.
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I've never done songs with people just for the sake of the great combination. I've always done songs with friends.
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But honestly, it's pretty weird; there are girls who'd do absolutely everything just to get a backstage pass. I don't know what it is, but really, when you're on national TV in America the girls love you. They all want you! And I'm not complaining!
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The Majestic Theater in 1990. That was one of my first real shows where I had 300 to 400 people there.
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Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefighters, teachers and policemen. We should celebrate people that are intellectually smart and trying to make this world a better place.
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I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously.
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I think I did every drug known to mankind, smoked crack, boozed, dropped acid, you name it.
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Why does anything ever happen? Some things happen and some don't.
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If you had told me when I was starting out that I would be coming down to Nashville, kind of weaving in and out of the country scene, I never would've thought that in a million years.