“You’re a narcissist!” From someone who was a narcissist himself.
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A friend said, “If you remembered everything you did, you’d kill yourself.” He’s sort of crazy, but he’s probably right.
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“You’re a wonderful musician but a terrible friend.” It was Daniel Barenboim, the famous conductor, because I didn’t have time in the calendar to work with him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2024 source ↗
An English teacher said, “You’ll never make anything of yourself.”
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The music journalist Paul Morley described me as bland.
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View profile →Staying alive, being here at this age. So many songs. It’s crazy.
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I am not afraid.
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That I have no patience.
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The fact that I’m a vampire.
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To not be afraid, to stand there and be strong and loving and honest.
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When Rufus first came out, it was all white guys and myself, but then the band changed and Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson and Andre Fischer came in. This guy booked us for a gig in Illinois, based on our original album cover, and when we got there he said that there were too many black people in the band. He actually put some white guys on the stage with us.
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