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> [I've done a bunch of collaborations where it goes well and you finish it, but then you're kind of like, "I just don't like it." And it sits there. It can be awkward, but a real musician understands that you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/i-ve-done-a-bunch-of-collaborations-where-it-goes-well-and-you-finish/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

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## More by Nick Murphy

> [This whole show business industry is awkward; I just met you and I'm telling you personal things about my life. But that's my life:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/this-whole-show-business-industry-is-awkward-i-just-met-you-and-i-m/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [I think it's really important to not talk about how you're going to release something until you've finished it. People are like, "What are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/i-think-it-s-really-important-to-not-talk-about-how-you-re-going-to/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [I think you can move to everything, but with some music you just want to sit still. Like Claude Debussy - I couldn't dance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/i-think-you-can-move-to-everything-but-with-some-music-you-just-want-2/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [If people come up to me, I'm going to be nice to them. Essentially, the assumption is that they support what I do. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/if-people-come-up-to-me-i-m-going-to-be-nice-to-them-essentially-the/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [All of my friends are really good dancers, which was initially why I never danced - we'd go out and they would kill it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/all-of-my-friends-are-really-good-dancers-which-was-initially-why-i/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [On my Instagram, lots of people tag me in photos of just dudes with beards and they're like, "Oh my god, I met Chet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/on-my-instagram-lots-of-people-tag-me-in-photos-of-just-dudes-with/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [Sometimes people can get shitty, but you won't last in music industry by taking things personally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/sometimes-people-can-get-shitty-but-you-won-t-last-in-music-industry/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [This album is my life, and my life's really not that interesting. It's not "not interesting," but I'm just some dude just like everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/this-album-is-my-life-and-my-life-s-really-not-that-interesting-it-s/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [My album to me is something, but anyone who buys it, it's whatever it is to them. I don't like telling people what specifics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/my-album-to-me-is-something-but-anyone-who-buys-it-it-s-whatever-it/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [I've done a bunch of collaborations where it goes well and you finish it, but then you're kind of like, "I just don't like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/i-ve-done-a-bunch-of-collaborations-where-it-goes-well-and-you-finish/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

> [I can't afford back up vocalists; they're so expensive. Because I'm independent - I'm not signed to a major label, which a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-murphy/i-can-t-afford-back-up-vocalists-they-re-so-expensive-because-i-m/)

[Nick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-murphy/)

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