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It took me a long time to put it to use in things, but the name of my publishing company is Nine Music, and "Red" became my theme song.
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The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.
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I'm a natural behind the camera... My attentions are more toward behind the scenes, more toward creating, producing, and directing what's going on here... When I finally do pop in front of the lens, I'm genuinely glad and relieved to be there.
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Everything comes to me while I'm sitting on the pot.
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I played 'Eruption' two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there's a mistake at the top end of it whenever I hear it, I always think, Man I could've played it better ... but I like the way it sounds. I'd never heard a guitar sound like that before.
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The original sin is not that we are inherently flawed, born sinners, or imperfect; the original sin is that we do not recognize, realize that each of us is born perfect, exactly as the universe, God intended us to be. We are all perfect. The universe is perfect. Stop struggling against yourself. Accept that you are perfect. When you do, your highest self will shine through.
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You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so youd better do some good while you are here.
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In the United States, you can put on a cowboy hat and join the country-western neighborhood. If you're down below 14th Street in New York City, that's bohemian; that's left-wing.
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You just went up and started playing, the audience got into it, and it was just a great high experience. That's what I kind of invented with "Mas Tequila" in Cabo.
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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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I just have a vision of something, and it seems to go a long way. One thought goes a long way.
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Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos.
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Write me up for 125, poster my face wanted dead or alive. Take my license all that jive, I can't drive 55.
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So many things can get you high, I'm gonna try them all just once before I die.
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I just wanted to be in show biz. I wanted to make music and sing and dance, tell jokes and stories, make ya smile, make ya cry - and charge you $ 8.50...
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A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds.
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I'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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He who knows how will always work for he who knows why.
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Well a good writer writes, a good musician listens to a lot more than he actually composes, and if you're going to do lyrics - well, there's a Freudian slip. That's not even a slip, that's a Freudian move: I said going to do lyrics. If you really want it to ring true, you'll live it first. Go really get your heart broken!
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Am I awake or dreaming? It doesn’t matter anymore. When I close my eyes I dream of death and war. When I open my eyes I see death and war.
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I used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass.
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I always liked a good love song and I dig being in love.
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While I was in Montrose, the publishing checks went into the band's coffers. This was our management's decision; we were just financing ourselves on the road.
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I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.