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It's hard to find a girl with a heart of gold, when you're living in a four letter world.

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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
Songwriter
Chicago
Illinois
Sandy Zevon
Stephen Lyme
Warren William Zevon
Stumpy Zevon
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World
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I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying not to think about.
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Regrets are so far from reality.
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I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it.
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To me, the message of my songs, of all songs, is enjoy life. My message as a person who evidently doens't have much more planned is the same. It's the only message I ever thought art had any business having.
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And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.
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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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At least I've had one foot in a very normal kind of life.
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I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period of music, obviously.
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I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions.
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LeRoy says there's something you should know, not everybody has a place to go. And home is just a place to hang your head, and dream of things to do in Denver when you're dead.
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Speaking as one who has abused privilege a long time, I tell you, it's great to be alive.
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