I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
BLACK FRANCISWho do sing SONGS. It’s like I never sang before; like I was – I don’t know – reading PROSE on my previous records and now I sing. EXCUUUUUUSE me for singing
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Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won’t bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.
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There’s more to life than listening to rock music.
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I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend’s driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates.
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I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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That’s more important even then what their background is or what they’ve done before, how good they are, how new they are or whatever. All that stuff is really secondary to just getting along with the person.
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If I have more creativity that I want to get out of me, I try to find other ways than pursuing solo records so much.
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Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor.
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Everyone thinks I’m a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I’ll just flip ’em the bird!
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I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I’ll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y’know, just see where roads lead.
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I don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
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I think if everyone agrees that that’s the goal then it doesn’t matter who’s the band and it doesn’t matter who’s the producer. It just means that that you try to realise the ambition no matter what the situation is or who the people are.
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I’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
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Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library.
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Who do sing SONGS. It’s like I never sang before; like I was – I don’t know – reading PROSE on my previous records and now I sing. EXCUUUUUUSE me for singing
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It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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