"The thing about 'Soft Machine' and me was that I never considered another profession."

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Source : "Kevin Ayers: 'I never considered another profession' - one of his final interviews". Interview with Kate Mossman, www.theguardian.com. February 21, 2013.

Kevin Ayers

#Machines Quotes #Profession Quotes

“Music video directors, who conceive, write and direct these works, enjoy no creative rights, receive no ongoing financial benefit from the sale of our work, and many times are not even credited.”
“I speak without reservation, from what I know and who I am. I do so with the understanding that all people should have the right to offer their voices to the chorus whether the result is harmony or dissonance. The worldsong is a colorless dirge without the differences that distinguish us, and it is that difference which should be celebrated not condemned.”
“There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have no desire to create or stage direct ideas.”
“My parents were hippies.”
“We should clearly understand that only the voluntary and conscientious acceptance by a people of its guilt can ensure the healing of a nation. Unremitting reproaches from outside are counterproductive.”
“The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.”
“We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy.”
“I personally believe that war is highly unlikely.”

Source : "Forging Stalin's Army: Marshal Tukhachevsky and the Politics of Military Innovation". Book by Sally W. Stoecke, p. 57, 1999.

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