Sixto Rodriguez Quotes

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Sixto Rodriguez

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 10, 1942

I don't much listen to music as I study it: who's doing what, who wrote it.

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I have fun with words.

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Some want to do pretty songs with pretty words about pretty people, but that ain't me.

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I stopped chasing the music dream back in '74.

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I sing about social issues, not the boy-girl stuff.

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Beware of current truths.

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I'm a lucky man.

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You never throw away your work clothes. There is always something to do in the house.

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In Detroit there are a lot of houses they are going to demolish because no one is taking care of them.

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I wasn't very successful at running for office.

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I just want to be treated like an ordinary legend.

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Musicians want to be heard. So I'm not hiding. But I do like to leave it there onstage and be myself, in that sense. Because some people carry it with them.

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The Isley Brothers, there's a group that stays together because they're a family band.

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I've been a candidate for office at least eight times. A couple times for mayor, state representative, city council.

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My work is more to me than just music.

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I don't mind going out to do my shows but I can still retreat back into my own private world, you know? And that is very key.

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Entertainment news doesn't interest me.

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I renovate homes and buildings and residences in Detroit.

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Solomon was a musician and David was a musician, so it's a profession that I take seriously.

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There are no guarantees in the music field. There's a lot of rejection, a lot of criticism and a lot of disappointment. You have to be prepared for that. And after 1973, it just wasn't happening for me.

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