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I wish I sang better.

Warren Zevon

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Warren Zevon
Age: 56 †
Born: 1947
Born: January 24
Died: 2003
Died: September 7
Guitarist
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Chicago
Illinois
Sandy Zevon
Stephen Lyme
Warren William Zevon
Stumpy Zevon
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Sickness, doctors, that scares me, not violence -- helplessness. That's why I turn to violent stories.
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You're suppose to sit on your ass and nod at stupid things.
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I read things I didn't know I'd done, It sounded like a lot of fun.
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They say love conquers all You can't start it like a car You can't stop it with a gun.
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I'll sleep when I'm dead.
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My memory is not even what most peoples is, much less what it oughta be for a discussion like this.
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I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying not to think about.
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Here's a story that I really want to tell about Bo Diddley at the OK corral.
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Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage.
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We made mad love shadow love random love and abandoned love. Accidentally like a martyr. The hurt gets worse, and the heart gets harder.
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But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.
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You can dream the American Dream But you sleep with the lights on And wake up with a scream
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The hurt gets worse as the heart grows harder.
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I write each song individually and each one calls for individual musicians, You sit around and wonder who can we get to play a Neil Young solo, and then you realize there`s a good chance you can get Neil himself.
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I'm not a big jazz fan.
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