"I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that."

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Source : Jimmy Carl Black Interview by Stephen Moore in Munich, Germany, www.stevemoorebooks.com. March 29, 2000.

Jimmy Carl Black

#Kids Quotes #Careers Quotes #Wife Quotes

“For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.”
“Only one who has risked the fight with the dragon and is not overcome by it wins the "treasure hard to attain." He alone has a genuine claim to self-confidence, for he has faced the dark ground of his self and thereby has gained himself. This experience gives him faith and trust.”
“The flesh is at the heart of the world.”
“I'm so used to hate that I'm starting to embrace it.”
“Many times when something irritates us we allow it to fester or grow into a slow burn. We allow our mind to tell us the person is doing it on purpose-just to be irritating. Usually, that is far from the truth”
“A photograph is the illusion of a literal description of how the camera 'saw' a piece of time and space.”
“That's what I want to be when I grow up, just a peaceful wreck holding hands with other peaceful wrecks ...”
“I think in college they give you a chance to really mature, form yourself and build relationships. I think thatâ€™s what a team is all about, and when you build relationships, it shows on the court and that brings out success. I love the whole attitude of staying in college to take advantage of a free education. I just felt like Kentucky wasnâ€™t a fit for me. The whole attitude and approach of the one-and-dones, thatâ€™s good for them, thatâ€™s their decision. But I think [Duke] Coach [Mike Krzyzewski] is a guru of basketball. I want to learn from one of the best.”

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