Perhaps to a fault it doesn't enter into the artistic process, you know it enters into the daily interactions in real life as much as it does for anybody." - On public perception. You know, the cable guy and the person who parks your car, or your dentist thinks. May 2010: "I don't think about what other people's perception of me is, at least not any more than anybody in any field does.I know I am happy and that must mean that I must be lucky, that I know." - On the soul of songwriting in comparison to wealth. If you are rich you spend a lot of time on the phone with your accountant, it's necessary I believe. there is more of a human exchange of ideas and feelings to be had on the bus stop then over the phone with your accountant. because the less time you spend with the issues of being rich and like the issues of being famous, they're not real issues and so they're not real life. April 2010: "And I also never really got rich but that might have been lucky too.I figured that was the whole deal." - Discussing his record sales and lack of mainstream commercial success. My records never sold and I never blamed anybody. March 2010: ""I don’t feel I was ever badly served by the big old record industry.And it wasn't exactly what I was doing."- Warren Zevon on his violent and edgy song content and "song noir." to songs about a certain thing, love songs for the most part. February 2010: "I just think that popular music as we understood it for a long time was kind of limited.If you thought Neil Young and I were mad about being young, wait till you hear how mad we are about being old and decrepit." - Warren Zevon on his fascination with old age and decay in his songwriting. January 2010: "I always thought old age would be a good subject for rock & roll.I was a folk singer who accidentally had one big hit." - Warren Zevon considering his brief time in the spotlight. I don't like the way he looked at me.' My success was a fluke. December 2009: "I don't remember stardom with any longing, it was a brief opportunity to be rude: 'Fire that opening act.Can you help her with her coupons? Can we speed this up a little?'" - Warren Zevon soon after being diagnosed with Mesothelioma. November 2009: "In line at the market: 'Excuse me, I have terminal cancer.October 2009: "I know my image is supposed to be violent, and lots of cussing and everything, but there's a certain kind of inelegance that gives me the creeps." - Warren Zevon talking about his public persona.I think they are eventually going to run out of parts where they need an actor to play Warren Zevon." - Talking about his television appearances on The Jon Stewart Show. September 2009: "Well, that's the problem you see.I did take copies of the albums to my doctors and said this is why I'm not so shocked." - Talking about receiving his terminal diagnosis on the The Late Show with David Letterman. August 2009: "Well, I can't really complain.It's a safe, kind of cheerful way of dealing with that issue." - Warren Zevon - Talking about the violence in his song writing. June 2009: "I always like to have violent lyrics and violent music, the knowledge of death and fear of death informs my existence. May 2009: "I suppose on some deep and profound level, the evening would seem incomplete to me without three minutes of howling." - In reference to always seeming to have to sing " Werewolves of London" at concerts.November 2012 - Repeat of December 2009.September 2012 - Repeat of October 2009.
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