"My sunglasses are like my guitar."
"Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's what I'm doing. If I'm not, I don't long for it. I don't need the approval of an audience, or applause."
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Source: American icon. Interview with Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2003.
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