“ I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me. ”
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“ To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. ”
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“ I suppose the mindset for a band show is more that you overpower the audience. That sounds rather totalitarian, doesn't it? ”
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“ To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. ”
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“ I'll try to imagine something and see what happens. But it usually winds up being about something fairly concrete and close to home. ”
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“ To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. ”
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“ I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do. ”
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“ But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That's a kind of salvation right there. ”
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“ Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise. ”
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“ I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs. ”
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“ I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible. ”
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“ We were attempting to restore the culture of Britain for the British,... But the English, in particular, aren't comfortable with their own culture. To be taken seriously, it has to come from somewhere else. So we remained a cult band. ”
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“ All the Dover school board did was allow students to get a glimpse of a controversy that is really boiling over in the scientific community. ”
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“ There is in fact a controversy over Darwin's theory. Clearly both theories have religious implications. But this is not about God. ”
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“ The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records. ”
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“ It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something. ”
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“ What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it. ”
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“ I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible. ”
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“ The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records. ”
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“ Popular is a tricky word. People in large numbers don't always have the best taste. I prefer to concentrate on songs that are deserving, but slightly too arcane to be in every household - the also-rans, the misfits, the hidden jewels. ”
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“ Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise. ”
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“ I suppose the mindset for a band show is more that you overpower the audience. That sounds rather totalitarian, doesn't it? ”
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“ I suppose the mindset for a band show is more that you overpower the audience. That sounds rather totalitarian, doesn't it? ”
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“ I'll try to imagine something and see what happens. But it usually winds up being about something fairly concrete and close to home. ”
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