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"I first bought a Buffy Sainte-Marie record when I was 12, and her music has always remained with me. In the 1960s, as a political activist, Buffy's lyrics were fearless, and I'm very grateful for all the risks that she took."
"Sing your life; any fool can think of words that rhyme."
"Eating meat is the most disgusting thing I can think of. It's like biting into your grandmother."
"I think perhaps I touch on a different passion in people. It’s not simple the passion of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion - it’s more romantic than sexual."
"I never imagined I'd be a solo artist. And now I couldn't imagine being part of a group."
"He drove me home in the van, complaining, 'Women only like me for my mind'."
"Hold on to your friends. Resist - or move on Be mad, be rash Smoke and explode Sell all of your clothes Just bear in mind: There just might come a time When you need some friends"
"I believe the NME have deliberately tried to characterise me as a racist in a recent interview in order to boost their circulation. I abhor racism and cruelty of any kind and will not let this pass."
"I don't want to get too involved in marketing budgets, online promotions and download set-ups because it would be a bit like Gertrude Stein mapping out a TV campaign. I want to sing. I want visibility. I am essentially Al Martino, not Seymour Stein."
"If you travel to Germany, it's still absolutely Germany. If you travel to Sweden, it still has a Swedish identity."
"It could be construed that the reason I wouldn't wish to live in England is the immigration explosion. And that's not true at all."
"Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? I dunno."
"I smoke 'cos I'm hoping for an early death and I need to cling to something."
"Life is very long, when you're lonely."
"I began to go to concerts when I was 12 years old. And I would stand there, the small imp that I was, and I would expect the world to be laid before me by these artists, and in some cases it was. So when I climbed onto the stage, I always imagined that I was singing to somebody who was similar to how I had been."
"Even though I've been reasonably well known for quite a long time, I still can't get a record on daytime radio or on MTV."
"I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make."
"I think the pop chart today is entirely market-driven. And it has nothing to do with public taste. And it has nothing to do with moving music forward. It's simply a market chart."
"If a double-decker bus Crashes into us To die by your side... The pleasure - the privilege is mine."
"I've only been to Ireland once, and I felt I would wake up with voices in my head, almost like music, and that if I were a songwriter, I would be very inspired."