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Evan Dando

(1967) Singer-songwriter United States

35 quotes in 171 categories

Evan Dando is a singer-songwriter from the United States.

Quick Facts About Evan Dando

Born: March 4, 1967
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer-songwriter

About Evan Dando

Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician and the frontman of the rock band the Lemonheads. He has also embarked on a solo career and collaborated on songs with various artists. In December 2015, Dando was inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall of Fame.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Evan Dando

I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.

Facts

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I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write…

Book

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When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.

Firsts

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My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that…

Able

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I know so many songs. I'm like a walking karaoke torture machine.

Computers

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When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are…

Band

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The best songs I write in 20 minutes.

Minutes

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You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.

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A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do…

Cute

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For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.

Joyce

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But Sneaky Pete was great. I didn't bug him about Gram. Not too much, anyway.

Bugs

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Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.

Band

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I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.

Band

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I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms…

Acid

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So many times I thought to myself, man, I never want to do drugs again. But I would never sacrifice any experience…

Done

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Rock stars wanting to write is even worse than wanting to act in movies, right?

Rock star

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It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.

Boss

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Basically, between 1989 and 1994, I hadn't taken a vacation.

Taken

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Some of our stuff ends up looking too corporate. I'm going to be a lot stricter from now on.

Corporate

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I have to make rock records occasionally.

Records

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CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.

Cds

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Since Elizabeth, I certainly live a healthier lifestyle.

Lifestyle

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I'll always be making music. I'd like to do it my whole life - although I also love words and want to…

Kind

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I really didn't study any music. I just picked it up real quick.

Music

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It's better when you have your wife with you, more fun.

Fun

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