102 Quotes by Dennis DeYoung

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    When I wrote 'Grand Illusion,' I was making it up as we went along. I wrote this stuff and tried to do the best job I could.

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    If you want your rock stars that are completely 100 percent serious about themselves and you want them to pretend like they're 25, I'm probably not the guy for that. But if you want to come and say, 'Hey, you know that guy right there, he's just being himself. I kind of like him for that,' you know, then that's me.

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    Radio stations provided a service. They weeded out the stuff that no one should ever have to even think about. Now, they made mistakes and they made mistakes with me even but, by and large, they provided a service. They were an editor.

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    I still see myself as the kid who plays accordion and tries to keep people happy for 45 minutes. And there's nothing wrong with that.

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    Yeah, if anyone tries to tell you 60 is the new 40... don't believe them.

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    When we started, there were no other distractions like the Internet and video games, so music was central to young people's lives.

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    When the Beatles broke up, I thought to myself, 'Dude, seriously?'

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    I don't understand the joy of sitting in my house with nothing to do.

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