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14 quotes by Julian Cope

Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator. Originally coming to prominence in 1978 as the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band The Teardrop Explodes, he has followed a solo career since 1983 and worked on musical side projects such as Queen Elizabeth, Brain Donor and Black Sheep. Cope is also an author on Neolithic culture, publishing The...
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To rally every black sheep is my goal.

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My mission was always intended to be slightly outside the public eye, because that makes me appear more interesting than I really am. A lot of people... →

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I think you can have the greatest lyrics in the world and if it doesn't have the best tune in the world it will suck. I mean if the music... →

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I realize myself that hate wastes a lot of time and energy and I would rather re-direct any energy that I have to good and positive use.

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I'd spent my childhood thinking bad things, bad things every day. It had made me sick, but it had made me determined.

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Maybe rock 'n' roll isn't music. Maybe people just need to be reminded that the world ain't the way they think it is.

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The way people see you is the way you really are.

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I get twitchy if I don't pick up a guitar or sit at the piano every now and then... I have to do it; I don't have a choice.

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I'm trying to do it my way. For me to be happy in the business means I have to do it myself.

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The people who make history are not the people who make it who are there but the people who make it and then write about it.

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Use it or lose it is a cliche because it's true.

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Yeah. I do get incredibly anxious. Almost borderline panic attacks.

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I signed contracts I didn't think were a good idea but people around me said it was the way forward. It saddens me that I'll never own my... →

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