“I tried to give up drugs by drinking.”
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I cleaned up my act because otherwise I would have kicked the bucket.
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I don't really think about what the subject of my next album will be. I just know that I'm going to make another album.
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When I record an album I'm trying to get as close as possible to that perfect moment.
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