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Don Van Vliet Quotes

Don Van Vliet quotes

American Artist January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010

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Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "But I have been in some very beautiful churches, then I've..."
But I have been in some very beautiful churches, then I've looked outside and seen people starving to death. Don Van Vliet
I think Shakespeare is really the one. Words as music and music as words. Everything he wrote was good, which is really frightening. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "The wind is a very difficult sound to get. It's always changing."
The wind is a very difficult sound to get. It's always changing. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be."
You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be. Don Van Vliet
James Brown is important because he decorates the clock correctly and he's good with lower mathematics. Don't get me wrong - he's good. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "I think most people try to get others to see through their eyes."
I think most people try to get others to see through their eyes. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "We see the moon, don't we? So it's our eye. Animals see us,..."
We see the moon, don't we? So it's our eye. Animals see us, don't they? So we're their animals. Don Van Vliet
You can almost judge how screwed up somebody is by the kind of toilet paper they use. Go in any rich house and it's some weird coloured embossed stuff. Don Van Vliet
I don't look like a desert person because I stay indoors most of the day and fool around at night. That's what the desert animals do - they don't have a tan either. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "That Sid Vicious was obviously a schizophrenic, kind of a mean..."
That Sid Vicious was obviously a schizophrenic, kind of a mean one too. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had..."
I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me - I wasn't neglected enough as a child. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "I'm interested in playing, not working."
I'm interested in playing, not working. Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet quote: "I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It..."
I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any. Don Van Vliet
I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself. Don Van Vliet

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