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“When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I've done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I'm successful.”

Lyle Lovett

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She was ugly from the front, and I said ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly. Well, I could handle it behind her.

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Kemo Sabe, kiss my ass.

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When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.

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I married her just because she looks like you.

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