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- Not too many songwriters, when they write songs go for broke. When someone does who's really good, it's astonishing. There's a reason a three-minute song…
- I take drugs just because in the 20th century in a technological age living in the city there are certain drugs you have to take…
- Caroline says as she gets up from the floor, you can hit me all you want to, but I don't love you anymore.
- The baby sits in front of MTV watching violent fantasies, while Dad guzzles beer with his favorite sport only to find his heroes all coked…
- I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a quaalude.
- Some people drink to unleash their libidos, and other people drink to prop up their egos.
- I tried to give up drugs by drinking.
- I cleaned up my act because otherwise I would have kicked the bucket.
- I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.
- I don't know what goes on in the crowd. I've had them show up and throw beer cans at me. I caused riots in most…
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