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.
ADAM ANTTo me, style is consistency.
More Adam Ant Quotes
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People tend to keep their distance.
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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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I’m blind without my glasses.
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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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Achievement results from work realizing ambition.
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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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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I’ve always played live.
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Bad things happen sometimes.
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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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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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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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I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.
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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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I always like to tell a story.
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Men look like pandas when they try and put make-up on.
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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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Mile high club, it’s got its ups and downs.
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If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
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I could be religious, if they sang the hymns to disco.
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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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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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I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.
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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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It’s good to play 100 per cent live – no tricks, no samples, no messing about.
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