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Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.
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The dialogue between what's going on in the world and what's going on internally seems to be a natural thing - well, it's natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
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It's outrageous to line your pockets off the misery of the poor It's outrageous, the crimes some human beings must endure.
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People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
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You have underestimated my power, as you will shortly discover.
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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don't need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don't need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
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I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.
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...what threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card but a number of other things.
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Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales.
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She said, why don't we both just sleep on it tonight, And I believe, in the morning you'll begin to see the light. And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, There must be fifty ways to leave your lover, fifty ways to leave your lover.
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The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.
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When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
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I've got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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And she said 'Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you're blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.'
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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down... or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame I am leaving! I am leaving but the fighter still remains.
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