It's kind of limiting using your intellect to write songs like Brown Sugar, isn't it? The only thing I'm really interested in is comparative religion and ancient history.
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What's success to bourgeois people anyway? Success to them is an endless succession of marriage and the monotony of suburban cars. That's what they think success is. I didn't want to please my parents anyway.
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I didn't have any inhibitions. I saw Elvis and Gene Vincent, and I thought, "Well, I can do this." And I liked doing it. It's a real buzz, even in front of 20 people, to make a complete fool of yourself. But people seemed to like it. And the thing is, if people started throwing tomatoes at me, I wouldn't have gone on with it. But they all liked it, and it always seemed to be a success, and people were shocked. I could see it in their faces.
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I am conservative with a small "c". It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Moods)
It's great to be back here in Boston.
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I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.
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We really were vicious. In the beginning if anyone was the slightest bit flaky in a recording sesion, they were really in for a hard time. When you're young you put the knife in. Brian couldn't even be botherered turning up for sessions. There's only so much you can do.
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Mick! I wanna shoot a porn video with you!
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That's my ambition. But I've been doing so much working out and all that dancing.
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I get inspiration from t)hings that are happening around me, everyday life as I see it. People say I'm always singing about pills and breakdowns, therefore I must be an addict: this is ridiculous. Some people are so narrow-minded they won't admit to themselves that this really does happen to other people beside pop stars.
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