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C. L. R. James Quotes: "Once energy problems gain traction, there will be a large new class of economic losers, and consequently a lot of social turbulence."

Once energy problems gain traction, there will be a large new class of economic losers, and consequently a lot of social turbulence.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I am far less interested in serving as a change agent than in functioning as a prose artist, whether it's fiction or nonfiction."

I am far less interested in serving as a change agent than in functioning as a prose artist, whether it's fiction or nonfiction.




C. L. R. James Quotes: "There's no such thing as a wasted wish."

There's no such thing as a wasted wish.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "So does being cool mean you get to go around calling other people names?"

So does being cool mean you get to go around calling other people names?




C. L. R. James Quotes: "So, this is a rabbit, I thought. He sort of looks like Chester, only he's got longer ears and a shorter tail. And a motor in his nose."

So, this is a rabbit, I thought. He sort of looks like Chester, only he's got longer ears and a shorter tail. And a motor in his nose.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "He can hardly be a true friend to another, who is an enemy to himself."

He can hardly be a true friend to another, who is an enemy to himself.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Proverbs may not improperly be called the philosophy of the common people."

Proverbs may not improperly be called the philosophy of the common people.




C. L. R. James Quotes: "All we can do is be better prepared today than yesterday and better prepared tomorrow than today."

All we can do is be better prepared today than yesterday and better prepared tomorrow than today.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Words and works eat not at one table."

Words and works eat not at one table.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Distance sometimes endears friendships, and sweetens it - for separation from those we love shows us, by the loss, their real value and dearness to us."

Distance sometimes endears friendships, and sweetens it - for separation from those we love shows us, by the loss, their real value and dearness to us.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "He that hath money in his purse cannot want a head for his shoulders."

He that hath money in his purse cannot want a head for his shoulders.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "We are saved from nothing if we are not saved from sin."

We are saved from nothing if we are not saved from sin.




C. L. R. James Quotes: "Owe money at Easter and Lent will seem short to thee."

Owe money at Easter and Lent will seem short to thee.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Love is the life of friendship."

Love is the life of friendship.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Little sins are pioneers of hell."

Little sins are pioneers of hell.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "In time of prosperity friends will be plenty; In time of adversity not one in twenty."

In time of prosperity friends will be plenty; In time of adversity not one in twenty.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Man's best candle is his understanding."

Man's best candle is his understanding.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "God guard me from my friends, for I shall guard myself from my enemies."

God guard me from my friends, for I shall guard myself from my enemies.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Liszt's so-called piano music is nothing but Chopin and brandy."

Liszt's so-called piano music is nothing but Chopin and brandy.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "The chaste woman who teases is worse than a streetwalker."

The chaste woman who teases is worse than a streetwalker.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "There are people who don't say a thing and sound magnificent!"

There are people who don't say a thing and sound magnificent!



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Married men make the best husbands."

Married men make the best husbands.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "A rut... is little more than a coffin with the ends kicked out."

A rut... is little more than a coffin with the ends kicked out.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Leadership is character in action."

Leadership is character in action.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "For me, hearing the term 'apply yourself' was like a crucifix to Bella Lugosi's Dracula. 'Ahhh, it burns!'"

For me, hearing the term 'apply yourself' was like a crucifix to Bella Lugosi's Dracula. 'Ahhh, it burns!'



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent."

I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "If I sang the way I talk it would sound like "Tommy Steele sings Muddy Waters!""

If I sang the way I talk it would sound like "Tommy Steele sings Muddy Waters!"



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Because I'm English, I try not to make any purely American references, because I want to limit how much I'm pretending to be American."

Because I'm English, I try not to make any purely American references, because I want to limit how much I'm pretending to be American.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I get influenced by stuff that isn't even music."

I get influenced by stuff that isn't even music.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "It's when you are trying to make something that is "authentic" as opposed to real - people who appreciate music for the wrong reasons tend to compartmentalize stuff."

It's when you are trying to make something that is "authentic" as opposed to real - people who appreciate music for the wrong reasons tend to compartmentalize stuff.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "If you are approaching the music with more reverence than the original guys invested into it, you are effectively doing it a disservice."

If you are approaching the music with more reverence than the original guys invested into it, you are effectively doing it a disservice.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "He walked with long, ungraceful strides, enormous feet adding to the spectacle, and he sat a horse as if leaning into a strong wind."

He walked with long, ungraceful strides, enormous feet adding to the spectacle, and he sat a horse as if leaning into a strong wind.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I think if you're able to make the music you want and you can do it in the right kind of context, you don't have to be a circus ringleader to be successful."

I think if you're able to make the music you want and you can do it in the right kind of context, you don't have to be a circus ringleader to be successful.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I like the challenges of doing different things. It keeps things fresh for me."

I like the challenges of doing different things. It keeps things fresh for me.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I'm happy doing different things. Being in a band is great, but being in a band can be difficult sometimes."

I'm happy doing different things. Being in a band is great, but being in a band can be difficult sometimes.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "All of the music works on its own, but it doesn't really make as much sense without the picture."

All of the music works on its own, but it doesn't really make as much sense without the picture.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Well, I always hope that I'm a role model."

Well, I always hope that I'm a role model.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "All the bands I've played with have had dynamic front men."

All the bands I've played with have had dynamic front men.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "My first job in NYC was playing a gig in the early nineties at CBGBs."

My first job in NYC was playing a gig in the early nineties at CBGBs.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "The band set up in January and just started rehearsing. If there was a song, we'd just rehearse it as a band, and it would get arranged as a band, and it got changed around a lot."

The band set up in January and just started rehearsing. If there was a song, we'd just rehearse it as a band, and it would get arranged as a band, and it got changed around a lot.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Composing is just another exciting thing. It's as exciting as being in a band. It's kind of like joining a new band for three months."

Composing is just another exciting thing. It's as exciting as being in a band. It's kind of like joining a new band for three months.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I mean I like pop music, and I like heavy music and, stuff that I like... the band I've signed on to our label right now; they're called The Sounds. They're kind of like a new-wave pop band."

I mean I like pop music, and I like heavy music and, stuff that I like... the band I've signed on to our label right now; they're called The Sounds. They're kind of like a new-wave pop band.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "If you put all the songs together that I've written on band records, and put it up next to my solo record, there's definitely a different kind of feel than Billy's songs."

If you put all the songs together that I've written on band records, and put it up next to my solo record, there's definitely a different kind of feel than Billy's songs.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I like a lot of different kinds of music. I like strong projects, big music."

I like a lot of different kinds of music. I like strong projects, big music.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people."

Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I'd like to keep doing film and TV, and I definitely can appreciate a good theme song. If it's memorable, that's a great thing."

I'd like to keep doing film and TV, and I definitely can appreciate a good theme song. If it's memorable, that's a great thing.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "It's great working with directors and with somebody else's vision."

It's great working with directors and with somebody else's vision.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "It's much easier to work on other people's music and play in other people's bands as a guitar player instead of being the main songwriter and singer. That's a really big job to do that."

It's much easier to work on other people's music and play in other people's bands as a guitar player instead of being the main songwriter and singer. That's a really big job to do that.



C. L. R. James Quotes: "I play and I've played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don't particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It just doesn't work for me and my voice."

I play and I've played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don't particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It just doesn't work for me and my voice.