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Eddie Van Halen Quotes

I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play.

Eddie Van Halen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: dutch
Birth: January 26, 1955

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People don't need to feel scared about a leather pant. Think of it as a jean alternative: it's the same thing. It's almost like they're your yoga pants, but they look chic.

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I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

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Training I Am Need Chief Commander

The problem with cyber weapons for a country like ours is the ability to control them.

Michael Hayden

Control Problem Country Cyber Like

In 'The Blood Doctor,' I wrote about the history of haemophilia and the devastating effects of the disease at a time when there was no remedy.

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One of the first places where I started to respond to song lyrics was in reggae music. A lot of what I was responding to were references to the Old Testament. It was not that I had to adapt the lyrics to the sound. Reggae and the Old Testament are bound up together. There wasn't anything that I had to do.

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Music Together Song Adapt Places

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

Jules Renard

Suffering Cold Head Idea Than Less

Well, there are conjoined twins in real life and we can tell a story about them so long as they're not the brunt of the jokes. In this, they're the heroes of this story; we love these guys.

Bobby Farrelly

Life Love Story Long Twins Heroes

My parents were fantastic. I was an only child, so I had a lot of love and too much attention. I don't think I was spoilt. My mother was quite a disciplinarian, but I did have a lot of attention and quite a lot of pressure to do well at whatever I was doing.

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Love Mother Child Parents Think

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

Martin Gore

Rock Star Rock Two Lead Star Mode

I like NPR's podcasts because I can listen to those on the bus.

Marley Dias

I Can Listen Bus Because Like Those

My real mother is a survivor, very strong and respected by the people who know her, but our relationship is not easy - but then, it was never going to be.

Lemn Sissay

Mother Relationship People Strong