American - Musician | January 15, 1941 - December 17, 2010
You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.
Captain Beefheart
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I'd never just want to do what everybody else did. I'd be contributing to the sameness of everything.
WantNeverEverythingJustSameness
I don't look like a desert person because I stay indoors most of the day and fool around at night. That's what the desert animals do - they don't have a tan either.
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I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me - I wasn't neglected enough as a child.
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The stars are matter, we're matter, but it doesn't matter.
StarsMatter
If you want to be a different fish, jump out of school.
SchoolFishYouJumpWantOut
Most of modern rock and roll is a product of guilt.
Rock And RollGuiltProductRock
I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any.
MoneyKnowNeverSoundSureMade
Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't.
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I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.
MyselfYourselfThinkBetterYou
I don't think artists are made, I think they're born.
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We're all colored, or you wouldn't be able to see anyone.
YouSeeAbleColoredAnyone
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