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.
ADAM ANTI have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.
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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’ve never really been nervous about any concerts. I enjoy it so much.
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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 loved being in a band.
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If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.
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The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it.
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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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I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.
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I’m blind without my glasses.
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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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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 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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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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Bad things happen sometimes.
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To me, style is consistency.
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