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 ANTSince the decline of record companies and music sales, I’ve always played live.
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I always like to tell a story.
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If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
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When they saw you kneeling, crying words you mean. Opening their eyeballs, eyeballs, pretending that your Al Green, Al Green.
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Antidepressants are very good, but it’s a clinical cosh, really. Sometimes you have to be knocked out, just to stop; when you’re in that state all you want to do is just sleep, and rest your body and your brain.
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I’m blind without my glasses.
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I want to do a make-up line for men.
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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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I’m a punk rocker. I don’t do Christian.
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Achievement results from work realizing ambition.
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I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.
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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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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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The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it.
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I could be religious, if they sang the hymns to disco.
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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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I’ve never really been nervous about any concerts. I enjoy it so much.
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The brain isn’t like the heart. They learned how to transplant a heart. The brain is more complex.
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I think what’s going on with gorillas is pretty bad. The fact is that you can buy gorilla meat in London any day you want it.
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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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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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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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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 became a man. Before that I was a little boy.
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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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