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What I consider to be the barometer for what is a rock artist and what is not, is somebody who has a certain element of blues, even a hint of soul or blues music, derivative of African-American blues, folk, spiritual, or gospel.

Ian Astbury

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Ian Astbury
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: May 14
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The term rock has, unfortunately, become appropriated by four-year-old girls and accountants. An accountant does something amazingly well on the stock exchange and his buddies high-five him: He's a rock star! A four-year-old girl learned to ride a bicycle: She's a rock star!
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I write all the time. The wonderful thing about having a cell phone is that if I get an idea, I knock it out and it's in my phone and I can transfer it to my computer and go into the studio and bring it up.
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I'm much more for style and not trend-driven.
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I work at my life and I cultivate myself and don't spend six hours in a gym. Some people would say I should but why?
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I think the thing that would interest me would be to appear in a period piece where you'd get to dress in an elaborate costume and say nothing but just look fabulous and have a fancy role.
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That's a real sign of the times - can you imagine Nick Cave wearing a hoodie? He may not wear one, but he definitely sells them.
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It's not about mainstream global domination. I make clothes that I can't find. I made a few pieces and Lupe Fiasco bought a pair of trousers I'd made, and a few other artists picked some up.
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If you want to go put on a bathrobe and go walk down the street, excellent. I think it's more about trying to get an individual style than trying to get a uniform look.
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I much prefer being in the studio or on stage and staying out of the mainstream really.
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What is the popular image of rock star? A rail-thin, overly-paid, narcissistic, average-talented individual who self-implodes in front of everybody, eternally having a party and who looks eternally youthful?
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We never considered ourselves part of the goth thing.
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Hollywood has this incredible ability to make a lot of noise.
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Christmas to me is very much about family and the depths of winter.
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I wasn't pursuing a musical career or anything. It just happened and then it was there.
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I think hip-hop has more to do with rock and roll. Kanye West is, in many ways, a rock artist.
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When you look at men's fashion magazines, you see a lot of well-groomed guys in suits, but very rarely do you see a lot of guys in drop-crotch and hoods with high-tops. It's coming, though, because guys in suits and short hair are beginning to look like they're from another time.
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There's always music sitting around, but when you're cultivating music, the idea of getting into a studio and compressing it to get something out on time can be really good.
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I've tended to lean more toward the Dalai Lama and people like Russell Means who have been my political and spiritual North Stars, but I certainly regard Nelson Mandela with great respect and humility.
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Don't let anyone dictate what you should and shouldn't wear. Do what you want. Who cares?
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I don't objectify myself. I hate looking at pictures of myself, they're usually awful.
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