Duran Duran Quotes
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The five of us don't know how to exist in any other way. We are an ambitious bunch, I guess.
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Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.
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This is a very screwed-up business. Record labels don't sign a lot of bands these days. We just want to find a home and stay there and make records and do our thing and not have to look over our shoulder.
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I've got three kids, and those are mouths to feed.
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If you were looking at where you would like your career to go, then you would have to cherry pick The Stones. People love coming to see them. They are it, they are the most definitive rock n roll band ever.
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The great thing about the Internet is that it allows people to find and consume music.
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I love pop culture. I love to be inside of it, and step outside and look back in.
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I still love music - that's never gonna go away.
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When you don't have a record label and you have been on your own as we have, you can look at all these other ways you can get in touch with other people and get music out there again.
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It worried me when Britney snogged Madonna. It looked a bit fake. It screamed 'We're in this for the money.
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From doing Power Station, it was like, it's the same guys, but it doesn't sound like them. When we were in Duran, the labels and management wanted more Duran stuff so they could sell it.
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I succumbed to hedonism.
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We play a long show, and you can't beat yourself up too much over it, as physically you just kill yourself. It was always good fun on the road and it still is.
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That was the whole point in forming a band. Girls. Absolutely gorgeous girls.
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Melodic songs that people can relate to has always been our thing.
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You want to have stability in the commercial aspect of your operation.
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You're starting to see new record companies and business models taking shape, but it takes time.
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I feel sorry for the '90s, because it was never able to be anything much more than the hangover to the party that was the '80s.
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Having a studio at home is like having a gym at home - sometimes you're just better off going out.
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Those were the days, you know. It's an English thing; as soon as it's gets to 6 pm, you have to go and have a drink. We used to stick to that religiously.
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Complaining doesn't make a difference; it's useless and it's wasted energy.
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My kids love vinyl, I had to teach them how to put the needle on the records. Now they're worried about scratching the records, but it's incredible!
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Ambition is a funny thing. You can completely screw yourself with it if you're not careful.
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I think it's important when you make a record that you know you're working with the people who are going to get the best out of you.