American - Musician | January 9, 1950 -
When I'm sleeping I do a lot of living.
David Johansen
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Sometimes I've found that by getting into a certain drag, or a certain feeling, you can cast off your mortal coil and really do something. I don't know if it's important, but it's something. It's entertainment.
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I mean, if you asked me what I'm going to be doing when I'm 85, I'd make a quick picture in my mind and, well, I'll be singing.
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I listen to a lot of different kinds of music.
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The stuff that I dig, it's usually got a soulful component to it. A singer that I really like. I might not understand the language that they're singing in, but I'm really communing with this person.
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I don't know why I'm alive but I know there's a reason for it.
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I'm compelled to paint nearly every day. I just felt like making a painting, went out and bought paints and a canvas. Now it fulfills me creatively when I'm not doing music: it's something you can do by yourself and it's totally yours. It's a great adjunct to my life.
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Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing.
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Everything I've done I've just fallen into.
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Most bands are commercial enterprises. But I'm not in one of those bands.
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I've been around the block a couple of times, and the guy I am now is the guy I like to be.
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You try things on in life. You wear them for a while, and you see what's next.
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