I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I … - Marc Maron

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In times when nothing stood but worsened, or grew strange, there was one constant good: she did not change.

Marc Maron

I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit. We had dinner a couple of times and played guitar together once. I really tried to keep my distance from him professionally.

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In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was still special.

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