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Inspirational Conversations

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Alexander Ebert

Alexander Ebert“I was constantly in trouble”

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys“It can’t be held back anymore”

Björk

Björk“There is a dramatic change in the air”

Black Francis

Black Francis“It doesn’t feel like anger”

David Byrne

David Byrne“We did okay”

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus“Music wasn’t a reality for me”

Grimes

Grimes“I want to be the best”

James Mercer

James Mercer“Everyone was too cool to care”

Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr“Who cares about authentic?”

Johnny Rotten“I love chemical imbalances”

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake“Be in the moment”

Lianne La Havas

Lianne La Havas“I don’t do it for anybody else”

M.I.A.“I made it to where that actions begins”

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson“I’m very aware of my place in music”

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger“Excess was the order of the day”

Neil Young

Neil Young“You have to break out of it”

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado“Let’s pull the mask off now”

Nick Cave

Nick Cave“I don’t think that people want to be like me”

Patti Smith

Patti Smith“Rock 'n roll belongs to the people”

Paul Banks

Paul Banks“I feel like they’re evocative enough”

Roger Waters

Roger Waters“We are on a knife’s edge”

Róisín Murphy

Róisín Murphy“Everything became about music”

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright“I don’t preach”

Shirley Manson

Shirley Manson“I’m enough for me”

The National

The National“At peace with the darkness”

Wayne Coyne

Wayne Coyne“You get to be a bigger version of yourself”

Yoann Lemoine

Yoann Lemoine“I’m not there yet”

Yukimi Nagano

Yukimi Nagano“I don’t feel any pressure”