I had seen my buddies crash and burn. Keith Moon died, and I always thought that was the way he wanted to go. John Belushi was a dear friend. A lot of the guys that I ran with were ending up dead, and I saw myself right on schedule to do that. I had some moments of clarity - once in a while.

Joe Walsh

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You know, there’s a philosopher who says, “As you live your life, it appears to be anarchy and chaos, and random events, non-related events, smashing into each other and causing this situation or that situation, and then, this happens, and it’s overwhelming, and it just looks like what in the world is going on ? And later, when you look back at it, it looks like a finely crafted novel. But at the time, it don’t.

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The most terrifying thing that ever happened to me was that Keith... by Joe Walsh

The most terrifying thing that ever happened to me was that Keith Moon decided he liked me.

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You can't be a legend in your parent's basement. by Joe Walsh

You can't be a legend in your parent's basement.

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Inside the silence is a melody. by Joe Walsh

Inside the silence is a melody.

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I go to parties sometimes until four, it's hard to leave when you... by Joe Walsh

I go to parties sometimes until four, it's hard to leave when you can't find the door.

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Every Saturday we work in the yard, pick up the dog doo, hope tha... by Joe Walsh

Every Saturday we work in the yard, pick up the dog doo, hope that it's hard.

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I wouldn't say rock & roll is dead but the current music made by young people isn't really rock & roll.

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You can fix things with digital technology and there's a temptation to fix everything or make it perfect and what you're losing there is the human performance that may not be perfect but there may be magic in it. You can make it perfect but music doesn't sound good perfect for some reason.

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(The mainstream media) are so vested in our first black president not being a failure that it's going to be amazing to watch the lengths they go to to protect him. They, I believe, will spout this racist line if some of their colleagues up here aren't doing it aggressively enough. There is going to be a real desperation.

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I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. by Joe Walsh

I can't complain, but sometimes I still do.

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If you raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires, you'll do nothing to address the debt and the deficit. And the thing you might do is you might finally put this economy over another cliff. These millionaires and billionaires are the folks that try to create jobs and help grow the economy.

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Digital technology has eaten classic radio as we know it. Independent stations with disc jockeys who chose their own music have all gone; it's these huge parent companies that own a hundred stations and then decide what we should hear.

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It's easy to get on to something like alcohol or drugs so my advice to musicians is don't lose your perspective because you will waste time in terms of years.

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We keep grinning 'til the weekend comes, just a pinch between you... by Joe Walsh

We keep grinning 'til the weekend comes, just a pinch between your cheek and gum, all night long.

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Mass inflation, welfare line, gross economy, trade it all for wha... by Joe Walsh

Mass inflation, welfare line, gross economy, trade it all for what's behind curtain number three.

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I enjoy my solo career because I get to play smaller places like clubs and theaters, and the interaction with the audience is much higher quality. It also sounds better than a baseball stadium. Everybody has a good seat, and I don't have to play a specific part like I do in the Eagles.

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I've been sober for so many years. It wasn't like you flick a switch, and you're sober. It takes a while. You have to learn how to do everything all over again. You can measure how long that takes in terms of years.

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The shackles and the chains, the violence and aggression, the pettiness and scorn, the jealousy and hatred, the tempest and discord.

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I probably hold more town halls than any member of Congress. by Joe Walsh

I probably hold more town halls than any member of Congress.

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The song tells me what to play. by Joe Walsh

The song tells me what to play.

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