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Everybody has a line. It doesn’t matter how you’re dressed onstage or what you say in your songs, that doesn’t give anybody the right to invade your personal space Picture Quote #1

I’m always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could be argued that they exacerbate my neurosis Picture Quote #1

It was not cool to be that fun, bubbly kid, so I would just go off on my own and sing and make up songs, and that’s how I think I developed into the kind of artist and writer that I am Picture Quote #1

Most artists, you know, you spend their entire lives learning how to play music and write songs, and they don’t really know how the music business works Picture Quote #1

I had no illusions about love anymore. It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn’t. People weren’t meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say Picture Quote #1

Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten Picture Quote #1

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Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, the most poignant poems, the most gripping stories Picture Quote #1

I would play my Dungeons and Dragons songs and watch people’s eyes glaze over, and then I would start joking around between songs, and all of a sudden people were lighting up and engaging Picture Quote #1

Perhaps it is how we are made; perhaps words of truth reach us best through the heart, and stories and songs are the language of the heart Picture Quote #1

Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers Picture Quote #1

That’s what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing Picture Quote #1

The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You’re playing the songs, but they take on a life of their own Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always written songs that were confessional, acoustic, wordy - my writing style matches my personality. The music always has to match the mouth it comes out of Picture Quote #1

I will always believe in love and I don’t care what happens to me or how many times I get my heart broken, or how many breakup songs I write, I’m always going to believe that someday I am going to meet somebody who is actually right for me and he’s going to be wonderful and it’s going to work out Picture Quote #1

As dreams are the healing songs from the wilderness of our unconscious - So wild animals, wild plants, wild landscapes are the healing dreams from the deep singing mind of the earth Picture Quote #1

I wrote most of these songs right before the end. A lot of these songs are about that. Even if it’s not direct, you can feel the beginning of the end of the breakup in these songs Picture Quote #1

But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in Picture Quote #1

One of my favorite things about Tom Waits is not only his songs, but when he does do live shows, it’s the theatrics involved. It’s like Kabuki theater, really old-fashioned theatrics. Like, standing on top of a piece of plywood lying on some cinderblocks and clapping his hands, banging on a bucket Picture Quote #1

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I try not to put messages in my songs. My only message is man’s communication with his fellow man. I want to narrow the gap of strangeness and alienation Picture Quote #1

My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched it to me Picture Quote #1

I’ve never done online dating, but first of all, I have a book out called ‘Make It Last Forever: The Do’s and The Dont’s,’ which led me to do the online dating thing. A lot of people respect my relationship songs, so they can pretty much trust me Picture Quote #1

I always loved singing, but I thought it was like drawing - just something you do in your own little corner to calm yourself down. But when my friend, the French songwriter Etienne Daho, listened to my songs, he was so moved that told me that I had to do a demo, share them with the world Picture Quote #1

It’s really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect Picture Quote #1

I’ve done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that - stuff I’m not ashamed of, but that doesn’t represent my legacy with the Pretenders Picture Quote #1

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The best songs of this [modern] period - the apocalyptic High Water, for example - return [Bob] Dylan to where he was in his first phase, updating and transforming American traditional music Picture Quote #1

Blues songs, like folk songs, are a continuous stream, and catching the continuities and thefts is part of what puts meaning and complexity into it - also part of the fun of it all Picture Quote #1

My songs is hard stuff which politicians don’t want on them radio station because they still want people to live in ignorancy Picture Quote #1

I’m friends with [exes] and they hear the songs. I can honestly say I don’t have any exes I hate. They’re artists in some fashion so they understand Picture Quote #1

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Everybody has a line. It doesn’t matter how you’re dressed onstage or what you say in your songs, that doesn’t give anybody the right to invade your personal space (Songs Quotes) I’m always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could be argued that they exacerbate my neurosis (Songs Quotes) It was not cool to be that fun, bubbly kid, so I would just go off on my own and sing and make up songs, and that’s how I think I developed into the kind of artist and writer that I am (Songs Quotes) Most artists, you know, you spend their entire lives learning how to play music and write songs, and they don’t really know how the music business works (Songs Quotes) I had no illusions about love anymore. It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn’t. People weren’t meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say (Songs Quotes) Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten (Songs Quotes) Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, the most poignant poems, the most gripping stories (Songs Quotes) I would play my Dungeons and Dragons songs and watch people’s eyes glaze over, and then I would start joking around between songs, and all of a sudden people were lighting up and engaging (Songs Quotes) Perhaps it is how we are made; perhaps words of truth reach us best through the heart, and stories and songs are the language of the heart (Songs Quotes) Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers (Songs Quotes) That’s what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing (Songs Quotes) The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You’re playing the songs, but they take on a life of their own (Songs Quotes) I’ve always written songs that were confessional, acoustic, wordy - my writing style matches my personality. The music always has to match the mouth it comes out of (Songs Quotes) I will always believe in love and I don’t care what happens to me or how many times I get my heart broken, or how many breakup songs I write, I’m always going to believe that someday I am going to meet somebody who is actually right for me and he’s going to be wonderful and it’s going to work out. (Songs Quotes) As dreams are the healing songs from the wilderness of our unconscious - So wild animals, wild plants, wild landscapes are the healing dreams from the deep singing mind of the earth. (Songs Quotes) I wrote most of these songs right before the end. A lot of these songs are about that. Even if it’s not direct, you can feel the beginning of the end of the breakup in these songs. (Songs Quotes) But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in. (Songs Quotes) One of my favorite things about Tom Waits is not only his songs, but when he does do live shows, it’s the theatrics involved. It’s like Kabuki theater, really old-fashioned theatrics. Like, standing on top of a piece of plywood lying on some cinderblocks and clapping his hands, banging on a bucket. (Songs Quotes) I try not to put messages in my songs. My only message is man’s communication with his fellow man. I want to narrow the gap of strangeness and alienation. (Songs Quotes) My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched it to me. (Songs Quotes) I’ve never done online dating, but first of all, I have a book out called ‘Make It Last Forever: The Do’s and The Dont’s,’ which led me to do the online dating thing. A lot of people respect my relationship songs, so they can pretty much trust me. (Songs Quotes) I always loved singing, but I thought it was like drawing - just something you do in your own little corner to calm yourself down. But when my friend, the French songwriter Etienne Daho, listened to my songs, he was so moved that told me that I had to do a demo, share them with the world. (Songs Quotes) It’s really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect. (Songs Quotes) I’ve done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that - stuff I’m not ashamed of, but that doesn’t represent my legacy with the Pretenders. (Songs Quotes) The best songs of this [modern] period - the apocalyptic High Water, for example - return [Bob] Dylan to where he was in his first phase, updating and transforming American traditional music. (Songs Quotes) Blues songs, like folk songs, are a continuous stream, and catching the continuities and thefts is part of what puts meaning and complexity into it - also part of the fun of it all. (Songs Quotes) My songs is hard stuff which politicians don’t want on them radio station because they still want people to live in ignorancy. (Songs Quotes) I’m friends with [exes] and they hear the songs. I can honestly say I don’t have any exes I hate. They’re artists in some fashion so they understand. (Songs Quotes)

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