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I spent a lot of time with the Neville Brothers and Dr. John and different people. They play different styles of music, and it allowed me to learn different styles.

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MusicTimePeopleMeLearnPlay

I'm the least-experimental writer. The idea of trying things just for the sake of pushing the envelope, that's never really interested me.

Jhumpa Lahiri

MeTryingNeverThingsJustPushing

It sounds funny, but I always try to keep an open mind about what I'm writing about. Sometimes I squeak my opinions in there, but generally I don't. I try to be objective about things that I'm writing about.

John Mellencamp

FunnyMindWritingOpinionsTry

Our invisibility is the essence of our oppression. And until we eliminate that invisibility, people are going to be able to perpetuate the lies and myths about gay people.

Jean O'Leary

PeopleGayOppressionEssenceGoing

I didn't know there were options like gender neutral or gender fluid. I later realized you could be a girl and dress like a guy.

Ruby Rose

GirlDressGenderYouKnowGuy

For me, music and life are all about style.

Miles Davis

LifeMusicStyleMeAbout

I actually made an effort to reject acting, to shove it out of my body, because I didn't want my kids to have an actress as a mother-to have, like, a silly person.

Lisa Kudrow

EffortSillyBodyActingPersonOut

Sometimes I look at music as like movies. And so I feel like you can have your comedies, and you can have your dramas, and you can have your romances or whatever.

Little Simz

MusicFeelYouLookSometimesYour

You don't get to see your family much. In the movie business, directors often go out of town for long periods of time, and even if you're in town, you're working 14-15 hour days. People tend to not balance out the important things in their lives with their career.

Jon Favreau

FamilyBusinessTimeBalancePeople

I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country.

Corrine Brown

CountryVeteransWhereComeRichest

The biggest hurdle to writing Fargo Rock City was that I couldn't afford a home computer - I had to get a new job so I could buy a computer. It could all change though. In five years, I could be back at some daily newspaper, which wouldn't be so bad.

Chuck Klosterman

ChangeHomeDailyJobCityWriting

I think everyone feels alone in their sadness, and there's a certain value to hearing other people's sad stories.

Brandon Stanton

SadAloneValuePeopleThink

If I was still at school, I'd be looking at Britney Spears and dying to be her.

Sheena Easton

SchoolLookingDyingHerStill

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