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Bring me a girl, they're always the best. You put 'em on stage, and you have 'em undress.
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Most magic is a trick, an illusion. But [when The Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show], this was real. Man oh man, was it real.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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I'm not any happier anywhere than when I'm in the studio. I'm over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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I'm more interested in what I'm going to leave behind me than in making a big hit record. I've refined what I do for a long time. If getting better at it means it goes over the heads of those who only wanted to party, then so be it.
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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It's always been great to be onstage. It's really effortless up there. It's not a lot of work.
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We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.
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A rebel without a clue.
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It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar - because cowboys played the guitar.
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The truth is that if you play on TV there is always a sponsor. There is no way around it. I've already passed on so much money I don't worry about it anymore.
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Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick involved with it. It's pure and it's real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
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There was rock and roll across the dial, when I think of her it makes me smile.
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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.
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Any time you're making a living at what you love to do, you're blessed.
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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free...
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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don't have to live like a refugee.
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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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I'm certainly not a Robin Hood, I'm not that way. I don't want to come through, burn everybody for $200 a ticket and then they can't afford to come see me again. Plus, I just don't think it's right. I don't think we need that much money. I just do what seems like the logical thing to do.
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I quit college and neglected to tell my dad.
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Take back your insurance, baby, nothing is guaranteed. Take back your acid rain, let your TV bleed.
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