- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Cleanse
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music enables me to cleanse and shed the things that I feel are holding me back from growing, or growing up.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing running through me is the same thing that writes songs. It's the fighter about to get into the ring. It's like, I'm not here to entertain you; I'm here to get this out, whatever it is.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live with myself. I wake up with myself, I eat, and I take a dump with myself. I don't see anything special there. I do all the same things other human beings and creatures do. I don't see any need to be telling the data of the day of this particular human being by posting it on online. It's not interesting to me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to stand in front of a whole lot of fakeys. If I'm going to meet someone and say hello, I want to feel like I'm really meeting that person, not a masked version. I want to give that to people when they meet me. You don't have to like it. I'm not looking for you to like it; I'm looking to be myself.
- Nov 07, 2020
Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.
- Missing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But I felt that was missing the point of using me, a musician.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether people like it or not, China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't need to be a frontman all the time, and in fact, the older I get, the less of an urge it is inside me to play that role. I've still got it inside me, and I do occasionally allow it out.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020