"Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous."
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"I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people.“
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"People look at me, and they go, 'You're white, you're smart, you must have went to college. You must have grown up with money.'"
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"The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still."
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"Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work."
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"Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra."
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"Nothing except the mint can make money without advertising."
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"Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most. That is what being in the United Kingdom is all about."
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