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.
ADAM ANTPrison’s a walk in the park compared with being sectioned, mate, it really is.
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It’s a product of stress and in my case over-work.
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When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don’t make any money, then you change things.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I’ve always played live.
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Mile high club, it’s got its ups and downs.
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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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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 became a man. Before that I was a little boy.
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I’ve learned to really just say no. If I don’t want to do something, I won’t do it. There’s nothing that can make me do anything.
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Men look like pandas when they try and put make-up on.
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I didn’t lose my virginity until I was 18 The first time was a nightmare. Who shows you how to use a condom?
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I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there’s a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive.
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To me, style is consistency.
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I watched Picasso visit the Planet of the Apes, as the masters rot on walls and the angels eat the grapes.
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People tend to keep their distance.
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All that matters is getting the songs played well, trying to get them to sound as close to the record live, which isn’t easy, because my music is quite complicated to play.
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I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.
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I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.
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I want to do a make-up line for men.
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An 18th century brain, in a 21st century head.
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Cause people lose it, they lose it – they say: ‘I like that, and that’s not this.’
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It makes me sad, sad inside, to see a warrior without his pride.
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If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
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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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There is always room at the top, don’t let them tell you there is not.
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I just became a vegetable for three months. I couldn’t talk to people. I was very ill and that was part of the reason I left college.
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The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it.
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