I’m not going to die broke, but I’m not rich.
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Women always left me because I wouldn’t commit, but then nothing changes a relationship like commitment. If you move in with someone, you lose all respect for them.
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I was lucky: I didn’t get married, so I didn’t have to have that responsibility.
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I’m against any religion, and Communism and Nazism – they’re both equally religions. They’re just replacement gods.
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I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.
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There’s no point thinking about dying, because it’s going to happen anyway, isn’t it? I don’t waste my time worrying about that.
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My persona has given me a certain notoriety, if not international celebrity.
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Cold pizza is a perfect breakfast, with lots of salt.
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Everything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.
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Everyone wants to be safe. Well, I got news for you: You can’t be safe. Life’s not safe. Your work isn’t safe.
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It’s when you get to 60 when everything starts to go pear-shaped. Everyone thinks that becoming an older guy is easy, but you never consider it fully. It comes as quite a shock.
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Good manners don’t cost nothing.
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Oh, I listened to a lot of the blues. I love the blues. You know, Slim Harpo, people like that, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
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I’m not a poker player; I play slot machines.
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All my dreams came true. There’s not many people that can say that. I mean, most people have to work in a job they hate all their lives, and I can’t imagine that.
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Rock n’ roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis – all them people.
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