Robert James Ritchi Quotes
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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 could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.
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I've never played the PR game.
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Why does anything ever happen? Some things happen and some don't.
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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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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.
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I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously.
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I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.
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Rock 'n' roll is much easier if you're white.
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Two of my grandparents died in a car crash. Sucks, 'cause they would have lived to a hundred.
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I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics.
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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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That's what I love from metal, and that's what I love from hip-hop. That's what I love from any music that's hard, that's got an edge to it-The attitude in it.
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You know how much money the oil companies have? If you need some gas, just go fill your tank off and drive off - they're not going to miss it.
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On a scale of the United States, the Hollywood influence on what comes out, that's not the majority views of across the country. What we read in Us Weekly or People magazine, or Entertainment Tonight, it's not what the majority of the country is thinking.
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Knowing so many people like myself who are singers and in traveling bands, the people you're in a relationship with feel slighted because they feel you're giving all your energy to your fans, and there's a lot of truth to that.
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I see the people in Detroit are very - they're like a lot of cities, but they're very proud to be from there and they really want to see change and they really want to see good things happen.
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Money's really - you know, song writing, yes, there's money to be made and things like that. But really, when you talk about the real money, you talk about touring. No question.
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Playing a concert for 2 hours is pie. I would do that every minute of every day if I could. I love to perform. It's the 22 hours before the next show that kills you.
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I'm a bit of an insomniac. I'm always thinking. I've got a lot of ideas for lyrics and shows. I have a notepad by the side of the bed and voice recorders around the house.
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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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I've got my own studio, so I sit in my studio writing and if I get a great take, that's the take.
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Being a father helps me be more responsible... you see more things than you've ever seen.
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Going out hanging out with the troops, and you know it's kind of all summed up in the TV show, I don't what else I can say about it. It's a great thing to do, something I'm definitely proud of.