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When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.

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Evan Dando
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 4
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Boston
Massachusetts
Evan Griffith Dando
First
Writing
Riff
Later
Words
Song
Write
Firsts
Come

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So many times I thought to myself, man, I never want to do drugs again. But I would never sacrifice any experience I've ever had on them, and I am not remorseful that I've done them. I would like to get more and more away from drugs.
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For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.
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I get to see the world and try to make people happy. I'm very much of a wandering spirit, if you'll pardon the expression.
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The best songs I write in 20 minutes.
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A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do anything about what happens because of that. If people say, He's cute. I'm going to go buy his album, hopefully they'll like the music, too.
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I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out.
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I know so many songs. I'm like a walking karaoke torture machine.
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Since Elizabeth, I certainly live a healthier lifestyle.
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When there are no women on the tour it can get awful and ugly - constant horrible jokes and gross behaviour. It needs to be leavened with a feminine presence.
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You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.
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Rock stars wanting to write is even worse than wanting to act in movies, right?
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I've got time, I hope, to make lots of quiet records. So quiet you won't be able to hear them.
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When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three favourite bands. I never get sick of 'em.
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I was hanging out with Jonathan Richman last night.
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Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.
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Some of our stuff ends up looking too corporate. I'm going to be a lot stricter from now on.
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I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.
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See, to me, rock'n'roll doesn't have any point. It's just fun. It has a million different angles and they're all valid. But I think rock might be a world issue.
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I have to make rock records occasionally.
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