Evan Dando Quotes

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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 my three favourite…
• Basically, between 1989 and 1994, I hadn't taken a vacation.
• CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.
• For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.
• Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.
• I have to make rock records occasionally.
• I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write down phrases as…
• I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.
• I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.
• I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.
• I was hanging out with Jonathan Richman last night.
• I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.
• When there are no women on the tour it can get awful and ugly - constant horrible jokes and gross behaviour. It needs to be…
• It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.
• I'd forgotten what it was like to play music and have it be fun so I decided to stop. I wasn't even sure if I…
• I've got time, I hope, to make lots of quiet records. So quiet you won't be able to hear them.
• Since Elizabeth, I certainly live a healthier lifestyle.
• It's better when you have your wife with you, more fun.
• My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years.…
• You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.

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