The White Stripes Quotes
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In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's something I feel in my gut, I'll bring it up.
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Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs.
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Great work comes from great joy. Leave the angst for the movies; do art - that is fun.
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A songwriter's heart is pure when they have the desire to keep digging deeper into music. And invariably, when you dig deeper it always leads you into the past.
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The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful selling your art, but it will destroy your happiness.
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Promotion and perception are synonymous twins of art marketing.
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Well, I sort of don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin.
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If you're doing something that people want, they'll find you.
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I say this often, THINK. There is something in life called common sense. Webster's says common sense is sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts. Perhaps this is why in 1776, Thomas Paine used these words as a title for the most famous pamphlet ever written.
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Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to be so overwhelmed with your skills they can't resist hauling your art home. These three factors are what dictate most art sales.
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I have so many projects to work on I'm going to have to live to at least 120 to get some of them done.
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Inspiration and creativity, they ride right next to one anotherNot everyday are you going to wake up, the clouds are gonna part and the rays are gonna come downsometimes you gotta just get in there and force yourself to work and maybe something good will come out of it.
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I trust no one who hasn’t time for music.
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You know, when I hear music, I just hear the whole thing.
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Failure comes when we don't get back up and try again.
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It's easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master.
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Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north there is no need to worry about the snow. You will get plenty each year. If you live in California or Texas you needn't worry about rain because we won't receive any.
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The day that music is taken for free by the majority is the day that the phrase "sell out" doesn't exist any more.
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Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a malady titled, 'Artistic Temperament'... rudeness, excuses, slovenliness, laziness, clutter, addictions, non-commercial attitudes, un-professionalism... and a good reason for failure.
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I'm one of those people that you have to keep your eye on or I'll wander off into the woods and forget to come back.
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I've always been making up my own restrictions for myself, from day one, and it's compelling, because it forces me to think. That's always been a driving force for me.
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If you're asking if I would be foolish enough, or insulting enough, to write about people in my life that I respect and sell it to the masses as a "break-up song," I can't imagine doing that to people I love.
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Life is simple unless we find a way to make it complicated.
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Punk is an attitude, not a genre, age group, or time period. What's interesting is trying to define the blues and punk in different ways. They are very close cousins.