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In the late '70s, I had a band - the David Johansen band, for lack of a better name - and I started collecting, not records, but tapes from people I knew who had jump-blues records. ↗

— David Johansen

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It's really a drag to do the same project over and over again. ↗

— David Johansen

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Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing. ↗

— David Johansen

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Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable. ↗

— David Johansen

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Sometimes I've found that by getting into a certain drag, or a certain feeling, you can cast off your mortal coil and really do something. I don't know if it's important, but it's something. It's entertainment. ↗

— David Johansen

#certain #certain feeling #drag #entertainment #feeling

You know, when you're making a record, you come up with 15, 20 songs. Then they start to fall by the wayside as your interest wanes. It's kind of like a process of elimination to determine which songs wind up on the record. ↗

— David Johansen

#determine #elimination #fall #interest #kind

You try things on in life. You wear them for a while, and you see what's next. ↗

— David Johansen

#next #see #them #things #try

I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world. ↗

— Iris Johansen

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Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but 'high suspense' writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama. ↗

— Iris Johansen

#hero #heroine #high #into #involves

All over the world copyright holders are trying to limit consumers' rights. We cannot have that. ↗

— Jon Johansen

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