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.
ADAM ANTI 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.
More Adam Ant Quotes
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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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I could be religious, if they sang the hymns to disco.
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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 became a man. Before that I was a little boy.
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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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If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I’ve always played live.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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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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I’ve been told I sold 110m albums and singles. If that’s the case, I should’ve come here in a space rocket.
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Mile high club, it’s got its ups and downs.
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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.
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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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There is always room at the top, don’t let them tell you there is not.
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I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.
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