Drinking Quote by Del Shannon

“When I was 20, I was drinking. When I was 30, I was drinking more, and at 40, way too much.”

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Hard to guess what people see in each other, fortunately for the continued existence of the human race.

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Nobody thinks mystery writers go around killing people, but they always seem to assume singers are singing about themselves, especially if you write melancholy…

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There were times in my career when I would try to write songs like Bob Dylan... Artists get hooked up in that. To be…

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Here she comes that little town flirt, you're falling for her and you're gonna get hurt.

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It's curious how many people are ready to believe that the highest prices guarantee the best value.

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If it's a whole show of my own, I'll do more of what I think Del Shannon is. But for shows like Disneyland, I'll…

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Nobody keeps a cat. They condescend to live with you is all.

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I saw I could rhyme words. It came simply to me. But I wrote some pretty horrible songs that I still have on tape.

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I do me, and me is my hits. I'm out there really to satisfy the people.

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I usually write when I'm in a great place. When I'm depressed, I don't usually write. So I take all of when I'm depressed…

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I wonder why why why why why why, she ran away?

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I laughed at Willie Nelson, wondering why he spends all his life on that tour bus. And I look at myself, and I'm sitting…

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