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I am a ham. I've no business being rock 'n' roll. I've said it over and over again that I'm a classical composer, dishevelling my personality by dabbling in rock 'n' roll.

John Cale

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John Cale
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 9
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John Davies Cale
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I never use the word, it's loaded. What love means to me is need.
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In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places.
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I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels.
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When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.
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I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.
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