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When I was a practicing alcoholic, I was unbelievable. One side effect was immense suspicion: I'd come off tour like Inspector Clouseau on acid. 'Where's this cornflake come from? It wasn't here before.

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A gun is like breath to a drowning man--it has to be drawn in haste.

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Love, when you get fear in it, it's not love any more. It's hate.

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