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For me, self-gratification eventually took a backseat to trying to do something collaborative with other people, to trying to make something new.
Ariel Pink
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Ariel Pink
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 24
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I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.
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I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.
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I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.
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From day one, I was already famous in my own head. It didn't take anything to make me feel that way. I know I'm totally not famous. I mean, it just depends on your perspective.
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When making a record, I could done a new face pretty easily and use all these different devices to hide who I am - or who I was - which really had very little to do with what I was trying to convey.
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