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There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.
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Do what I want, be honest to myself and then it would do good for others, that's all, full on.
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You'll find that empty vessels make the most sound.
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If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you.
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I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate.
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When you come from desperate poverty, and that's exactly what I come from, you know that nonsenses are not to be tolerated. I'm not sure who gains from chaos, but I know it's not the poor folks in the council flats. The politics of vindictiveness is never, ever anything like a solution.
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I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa.
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Pop music I have always loved best.
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I have one major problem with the internet: It's full of liars. There doesn't seem to be any way to answer to people lying about you.
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I've never said I'm a communist.
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If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.
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I keep falling off the edge of the stage because I can't see it. I can't see my wrinkles in the mirror either, though.
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I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig.
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I think I have something valid to say. My words are my bullets. I like to brag that somehow I got it right.
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Dummy Dum Dum was my nickname for years at school. I was the strange one of the family, the one who couldn't remember his name.
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I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians.
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I like America's diversity and its landscapes.
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I love a bit of flag-waving.
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I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being.
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I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song.
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I could never be a member of a single party. I want the best of all worlds, thank you.
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You know, I've been to some superstars' houses, and I've been really disgusted when I see their platinum discs hanging in the toilet. They're just there on the walls glaring at you when you're trying to be occupied with other things.
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I've been in very many situations where I've not liked the other members of the band or they have not liked me. I grew up presuming that's the way music was made. It doesn't need to be that way. It's taken me years years to find that out.
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I cannot comprehend fundamentalism. It's fundamentally wrong.
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People should never allow themselves to be dictated to by media.
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I love books, and all the best ones are people analysing their own emotions. You can learn from that.
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If you can sort out why you feel the way you do then you might be in better shape to meet your maker.
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Analog, electronic, whatever it happens to be, I simply love and adore literally every aspect of making music.
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There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners.
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Art should be life. It's an imitation of life. It should have some humanity in it.
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I find Lady Gaga hilarious. And I kind of like her. My heart's warmed to her.
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Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.
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I've had great pleasure meeting the likes of Newt Gingrich and having a chat with the fellow on a staircase. I found him completely dishonest and totally likeable, because he doesn't care! He knows what a politician is, and he's a perfect embodiment of one.
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I was a very sickly boy when I was young; nearly died when I was 7. I had a life-threatening attack of meningitis, and that put me in a coma for a few months. It took me four years to get my memory back.
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I love boating - not flash, 'noisy go fast' nonsense, but the general relaxation of it. My wife and I love to get in our little Wellcraft and go as far out to sea as we can, hopefully beyond land. That is the best thing you can ever do. It clears your psyche.
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I love American ski resorts because they're open to everyone, are not incredibly expensive. They're not snobby and you can have fun all day long on the most excellent mountains.
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I never take any commitment lightly, and I certainly don't take my wife lightly. I never did and I never will. That's permanent. That's true love.
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I don't have any expensive habits. I'm not a car collector or any of that nonsense. But I'd love to be incredibly wealthy for no reason at all.
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U2 - that's a band that never should have existed. There's no life experience in any of their songs.
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The record companies fell apart - quite deservedly. Their corrupting, all-binding contract nonsense had to stop.
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One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army.
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I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel.
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I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.
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I applaud the effort it takes to put a record together.
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Over the years, during television interviews, whenever the host or the reviewer or whoever gets cynical and nasty with me, I will behave accordingly. I will defend myself.
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You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It's kind of like religion - once you've written the Bible, that's it, move on.
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I have a sensible set of values that tell me to never lie.
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Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.
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Books are like my one and only joy.
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