American - Musician | June 20, 1942 -
I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.
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My skills are musical, not lyrical.
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I earned my famous name.
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I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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You know, Rolling Stones songs all sound kind of the same.
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You want to know my real pleasure? Food. I love chocolate. I can't get enough chocolate. I can't help it. But my biggest pleasure of all is exercise. I really get off on exercise.
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I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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I have to tell you that J.S. Bach was easily the greatest musical innovator in the history of the world. He was so advanced for his time. There's a spiritual depth to his music. You can listen to it and it's like meditation.
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I have stage fright every single concert I've ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It's absolute living hell.
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You know what? I'm not always in a positive, happy place. But I'm able to concentrate enough to come up with a really good song.
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I get off on hearing other people's voices. I like voices: they're my favourite things on records.
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I can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?
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