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.
ADAM ANTWhen 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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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 always like to tell a story.
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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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Maybe it won’t be cured, but you’ve got to take the medication you’re prescribed, and you stay out of situations that are going to trigger it.
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Mile high club, it’s got its ups and downs.
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To me, style is consistency.
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It’s good to play 100 per cent live – no tricks, no samples, no messing about.
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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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When I was sectioned for six months, that was one of the worst experiences of my life, not being able to go out and have freedom. Having experienced it, it’s almost inexplicably awful.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I’ve always played live.
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The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it.
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I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I’ve got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide
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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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Depression is something that doesn’t just go away. It’s just… there and you deal with it. It’s like… malaria or something.
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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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