"I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it"

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Source : "Warren Zevon: Singer-songwriter author of 'Werewolves of London'" by Spencer Leigh, The Independent, September 9, 2003.

Warren Zevon

#Song Quotes #Drunk Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves”
“Liberty is not enough.”
“Our goal is to figure out a therapy for prion diseases.”
“In my view, after fifty years of service in the United National system, I perceive the utmost urgency and absolute necessity for proper Earth government. There is no shadow of a doubt that the present political and economic systems are no longer appropriate and will lead to the end of life evolution on this planet. We must therefore absolutely and urgently look for new ways.”
“I didn't want people to say: Stelios does everything on the cheap at work, and in private he lives in the lap of luxury. That's not me. I don't need those status symbols. I don't need a private jet either when I can go everywhere with Easy.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Drunk nerds. Not my thing.â€ â€œYou like nerds.â€ â€œNot nerds who join fraternities,â€ Cath said. â€œThatâ€™s a whole subclass of nerds that Iâ€™m not interested in.”
“When she cried, he would say, "there is nothing wrong with crying. Your feelings tell you who are. They tell what is important. Don't ever be ashamed of them.”
“In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our thoughts and feelings.”

Source : Wilhelm Stekel (2014). “The Depths of the Soul (Psychology Revivals): Psycho-Analytical Studies”, p.206, Routledge

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