- Hell
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there's anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In real life, I am trying to save the Steve Irwin wildlife preserve. It's in Australia, up on Cape York, and it's in danger of being strip-mined.
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.
- Cigarette
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
- Ahead
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- Nov 07, 2020
Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able to plug it in and play louder? No, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles ahead of the game in one fateful act of just plugging in.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
- Expressed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.
- Paranoia
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
- Musicians
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- Nov 07, 2020
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
- Pride
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I miss when I'm away is the pride in baseball. Especially the pride of being on a team that wins.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020