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title: "4 Decade Quotes By Paul Young"
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> [In the Eighties, live work had to be very extravagant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/in-the-eighties-live-work-had-to-be-very-extravagant/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

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> [There was that 'anything is achievable' attitude in the Eighties. Everything was very positive and gung-ho. Well, 'hedonistic' is the word they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/there-was-that-anything-is-achievable-attitude-in-the-eighties/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

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> [I suppose I was lucky to be born in a time where I was in my early '20s in the '80s. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/i-suppose-i-was-lucky-to-be-born-in-a-time-where-i-was-in-my-early/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

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> [The great thing about people in the '80s is there was a great zest for life. It was a really exciting era…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/the-great-thing-about-people-in-the-80s-is-there-was-a-great-zest-for/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

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## Other authors on Decade

## More by Paul Young

> [I remember being 12 or 13 and listening to 'Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp' by OC Smith. It reminds me of holidays in Cornwall,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/i-remember-being-12-or-13-and-listening-to-son-of-hickory-holler-s/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [Even as a child I knew I wanted to be a singer, and in 1976, at the age of 20, I quit my job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/even-as-a-child-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-singer-and-in-1976-at-the-age/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [We once employed a girl in Texas to produce a fanzine, and after meeting her there she seemed fine. Then the letters started and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/we-once-employed-a-girl-in-texas-to-produce-a-fanzine-and-after/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [Money came my way but wasn't really in the plan, so I didn't know how to deal with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/money-came-my-way-but-wasn-t-really-in-the-plan-so-i-didn-t-know-how/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [We were far from being the kind of band that threw TVs out of hotel windows. In fact, we carried our own toolbox with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/we-were-far-from-being-the-kind-of-band-that-threw-tvs-out-of-hotel/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [My mum said I used to sing on the bus. I was about five and would simply sit, staring out of the window, singing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/my-mum-said-i-used-to-sing-on-the-bus-i-was-about-five-and-would/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [People forget that scenes and fashion trends changed very rapidly during the '80s. We went from glam rock to punk, to new romantic, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/people-forget-that-scenes-and-fashion-trends-changed-very-rapidly/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [I flew to Malaga once and instead of going left to Marbella, turned right and went to Nerja. I wanted to get as far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/i-flew-to-malaga-once-and-instead-of-going-left-to-marbella-turned/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [You have to be entrepreneurial and use your name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/you-have-to-be-entrepreneurial-and-use-your-name/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [I was a dreamer as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/i-was-a-dreamer-as-a-kid/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [I did 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Celebrity MasterChef.' I was quite good at those, and did a cookbook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/i-did-hell-s-kitchen-and-celebrity-masterchef-i-was-quite-good-at/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [I work and work and if I have a surplus I book a holiday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/i-work-and-work-and-if-i-have-a-surplus-i-book-a-holiday/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [If you do something right you get a real sense of achievement and an adrenalin rush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/if-you-do-something-right-you-get-a-real-sense-of-achievement-and-an/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [Although it wasn't my era, Soul is the root of what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/although-it-wasn-t-my-era-soul-is-the-root-of-what-i-do/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

> [Everything that happens in your life is a lesson learned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/everything-that-happens-in-your-life-is-a-lesson-learned/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

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