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Joe Strummer Quotes

Joe Strummer quotes

English Musician August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002

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I have a weird life because I live on songwriting royalties, which are a strange income. Sometimes it rains, sometimes it doesn't. Joe Strummer
And so now I'd like to say - people can change anything they want to. And that means everything in the world. People are running about following their little tracks - I am one of them. But we've all got to stop just following our own little mouse trail. People can do anything - this is something that I'm beginning to learn. People are out there doing bad things to each other. That's because they've been dehumanised. It's time to take the humanity back into the center of the ring and... Joe Strummer
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistance. Talent will not. There is nothing more common then unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world if full of educated derelicts. Persistence and Determination alone are Omnipotent. Joe Strummer
I began thinking there should be an American phrase book, 'cause I've got an Italian phrase book, and an Arabic one... now a British one. I think it'd be pretty good to have an American phrase book. Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer quote: "People can change anything they want to, and that means..."
People can change anything they want to, and that means everything in the world. Joe Strummer
Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and it didn't have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realised that you either became a power or you were crushed Joe Strummer
If I had five million pounds I'd start a radio station because something needs to be done. It would be nice to turn on the radio and hear something that didn't make you feel like smashing up the kitchen and strangling the cat. Joe Strummer
Anyway, it's good to be sent back to the underground. There's always a good side to bad things and the good side to this is that at least everyone has to go back down. Joe Strummer
And the pebbles fight each other as rocks/And my father bends among them/Two hands outstretching up to me/Not that I can hear. Joe Strummer
I want to grow up with my audience. I don't expect to be getting through to the younger pop crowd. I learned that from Paul Simon. Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer quote: "With The Simpsons you can go back to work with a keen heart."
With The Simpsons you can go back to work with a keen heart. Joe Strummer
Yeah, all those things, responsibility, pressure. It's a bit stressful. I try and come to terms with it by not thinking about it. Joe Strummer
When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there. Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer quote: "I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just..."
I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth. Joe Strummer
What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that! Joe Strummer

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