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How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?

Lou Reed

I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.

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Artist

Want

I'm in this business for too long to be halfhearted about anything.

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Business

I tried to give up drugs by drinking.

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Drinking

Drugs

I think that everything happens for a reason, everything happens when it's going to happen.

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Reason

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future.

I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.

I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play.

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Love

Play

I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts.

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Artist

I don't really think about what the subject of my next album will be. I just know that I'm going to make another album.

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Will

I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine.

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Nostalgia

I don't know anyone actually who does care what a critic says.

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Care

I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.

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Makeup

Reality

I cleaned up my act because otherwise I would have kicked the bucket.

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Act

I can concentrate on my art.

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Art