For me, there’s a fine line between telling a story that’s fictional with lots of details and then removing yourself too much from it, so it’s bloodless, a little too fictional.
AIMEE MANNWhen I grew up in the ’70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn’t think you had a choice.
More Aimee Mann Quotes
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People don’t buy records anymore. I don’t know how people can support themselves.
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When things are really great, it just means everything’s in it’s place.
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It’s in the dictionary. And when I find what it is, I’ll write it down in case it comes up again, I’ll be certain to avoid it.
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And nothing fuels a good flirtation Like need and anger and desperation No, the moth don’t care if the flame is real.
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Clearly in this business you have to contend with a lot of that.
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And if that’s your sole motivation, it’s going to reflect that narcissistic greed and you’re going to hear it in the music.
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Because I grew up in the 60s girls were not allowed to do anything. As I’ve gotten older and realized that women can do things like that I thought, ‘Why not? Now’s the time.’
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Nightly you retrace your steps again to return to the scene of the crime. It’s uncanny how you hover in the air of the wreckage that you left behind.
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All that I need now is someone with the brains and the know-how to tell me what I want.
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No, the moth don’t care when he sees the flame The moth don’t care if the flame is real ‘Cause flame and moth got a sweetheart deal.
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I certainly understand that we’re all trying to make a living, but I’m not thinking about that when I’m making it.
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All the perfect drugs and superheroes wouldn’t be enough to bring me back to zero.
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It’s more important for me to have a good record with good music and be part of a movie that’s good and where the music is used in a really great way. That’s the important thing. The other stuff you want to say about it, I don’t care.
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There’s a lot of music that sounds like it’s literally computer-generated, totally divorced from a guy sitting down at an instrument.
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Better take the keys and drive forever. Staying won’t put these futures back together.
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