I spent most of the eighties, most of my life, riding around in somebody else’s car, in possession of, or ingested of, something illegal, on my way from something illegal to something illegal with many illegal things happening all around me
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More Iggy Pop Quotes
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Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t fish, I don’t hunt, I don’t scuba, I don’t spear, don’t boat, don’t play basketball or football – I excel at staring into space. I’m really good at that.
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I kinda feel like everything comes full circle in life, even though that’s a cliche.
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Second only to the sea, the Miami sky has been the greatest comfort in my life past 50. On a good day, when the wind blows from the south, the light here is diffuse and forgiving.
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I never say never about anything.
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I’m glad I am crazy, it keeps me trying. I despise trendies, I know they’re lying.
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Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.
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I’m bored, I’m the chairman of the board.
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I like semi-torn-down places where I could get nestled in and get something done without anyone bothering me.
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Your skin starts itching once you buy that gimmick about something called love.
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I’ll love you when my eyes are open, I’ll love you when my eyes are gone.
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The most successful stuff is sold to you as indispensable social information. The message in the music is, ‘We are terribly, terribly slick and suave, and if you listen to us, you can probably get a leg up in society, too.’
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I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don’t believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.
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Music is life, and life is not a business.
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Onstage I’ve been hit by a grapefruit, beercans, eggs, spit, money, cigarette butts, Mandies, Quaaludes, joints, bras, panties, and a fist.
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It is very important what not to do.
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