They’re pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.
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If you’re a good band then the filter of the band is pretty strong.
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I don’t like to have everything all worked out in my head because there’s always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway.
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Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library.
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We sing some song that we made up but I don’t want to make a record like that.
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I come from an art history background. I studied at a master’s degree level; I chose to dork out on art for much of my adult life.
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I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.
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Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought.
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When I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It’s a feeling that you can’t label with words.
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I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I’ll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y’know, just see where roads lead.
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I have two step-kids and one of my own on the way. That’s three college funds.
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It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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It’s sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That’s the level where I want to go.
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Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they’re in.
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I’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
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Some people think, “Oh, just go do that thing you used to do before.” But it just doesn’t work like that. It’s a lot more mysterious or slippery.
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I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn’t a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn’t deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.
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I have had UFO experiences, and yet, at the same time, I can easily be convinced that none of it is true. It’s hard to say whether or not you’re a believer.
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There was a f**king review in f**king Melody Maker [of the first BOSSANOVA single, ‘Velouria’] – ‘Sounds like someone’s been taking singing lessons’. Like, motherf**king A! I am the singer.
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Who do sing SONGS. It’s like I never sang before; like I was – I don’t know – reading PROSE on my previous records and now I sing. EXCUUUUUUSE me for singing
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The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more.
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You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
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This is a particular thing, you know, catholic stories of martyrs who had their head removed and then continued to be miraculous in the last moments of their life.
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For some artists the live performance is the chicken before the egg of writing or recording of repertoire. For other artists the writing or recording of repertoire is the chicken before the egg of live performance.
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I’m always looking to rock out. But it isn’t really about rocking out versus being mellow, in terms of your personal satisfaction. In the end, you just want to be good.
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That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
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