When I was sectioned for six months, that was one of the worst experiences of my life, not being able to go out and have freedom. Having experienced it, it’s almost inexplicably awful.
ADAM ANTIt’s good to play 100 per cent live – no tricks, no samples, no messing about.
More Adam Ant Quotes
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I could be religious, if they sang the hymns to disco.
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It may be a coincidence, but from the minute I took anti-depressants, I didn’t pick up a guitar or a pen for seven years.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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People weren’t buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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I got a little house in East L.A. and did the gardening. I was doing some acting here and there, doing my own thing… getting back to reality.
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Antidepressants are very good, but it’s a clinical cosh, really. Sometimes you have to be knocked out, just to stop; when you’re in that state all you want to do is just sleep, and rest your body and your brain.
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There is always room at the top, don’t let them tell you there is not.
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I am quite an early riser – I usually get up between 5.30 and 6am and take the dogs out.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I’ve always played live.
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I’m a punk rocker. I don’t do Christian.
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Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
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I think what’s going on with gorillas is pretty bad. The fact is that you can buy gorilla meat in London any day you want it.
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I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.
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I want to do a make-up line for men.
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I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.
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