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> [For all of my life, I've had this one song in my head, and I'm still trying to write it. I'm still trying to get that song out. I'm getting closer, every record I get a little bit closer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/for-all-of-my-life-i-ve-had-this-one-song-in-my-head-and-i-m-still/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

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## More by Torquil Campbell

> [I don't like saying goodbye to people. I find it much easier to forgive people than to say goodbye to them, I always have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-don-t-like-saying-goodbye-to-people-i-find-it-much-easier-to/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [Getting up on stage and being able to make people feel like their lives are slightly more special than they realize is my only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/getting-up-on-stage-and-being-able-to-make-people-feel-like-their/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [I'm not an endings person. I don't do endings. There may have been people in the band who wanted this to be an ending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-m-not-an-endings-person-i-don-t-do-endings-there-may-have-been/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [We're going to talk about the big things that matter, which are the little things, really. For me, Stars has always had one overarching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/we-re-going-to-talk-about-the-big-things-that-matter-which-are-the/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [We haven't really changed, we've just gotten better at executing what we've always been trying to do. We're not really a band that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/we-haven-t-really-changed-we-ve-just-gotten-better-at-executing-what/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [ Blind hope. Blind hope is all we have. There's a Greek tragedy called Prometheus Bound; Prometheus is the \[titan\] that gave humans fire. He's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/blind-hope-blind-hope-is-all-we-have-there-s-a-greek-tragedy-called/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [I think if you listen to our records, they come at different points in your life. When people say to me that Stars records…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-think-if-you-listen-to-our-records-they-come-at-different-points-in/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [For all of my life, I've had this one song in my head, and I'm still trying to write it. I'm still trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/for-all-of-my-life-i-ve-had-this-one-song-in-my-head-and-i-m-still/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [That's the great thing about being in a band: it's a gang for people who are too wimpy to fight. You can create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/that-s-the-great-thing-about-being-in-a-band-it-s-a-gang-for-people/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [I think people are naturally good, I see it every day. Look at this restaurant. No one's causing anybody any trouble in here. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-think-people-are-naturally-good-i-see-it-every-day-look-at-this/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [People are terrible. They do terrible things to each other, they hurt each other, they lie, they're vain, they're shallow, they're violent ... but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/people-are-terrible-they-do-terrible-things-to-each-other-they-hurt/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [I consider being a performer work. I come from a theater family; I've been an actor all my life. I started acting when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-consider-being-a-performer-work-i-come-from-a-theater-family-i-ve/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [When I see friends of mine break up and they're like, "Oh, we still really love each other, but we just couldn't make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/when-i-see-friends-of-mine-break-up-and-they-re-like-oh-we-still/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [I'm not confident about my appearance, I'm not confident about anything really in my life, I'm a very tortured soul when it comes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-m-not-confident-about-my-appearance-i-m-not-confident-about/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

> [ I think you have to make concessions in life. One of the most frustrating things about getting older is \[you realize\] the reason you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/i-think-you-have-to-make-concessions-in-life-one-of-the-most/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

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