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Chris Robinson Quotes: I didn't want to be told what to do. I don't want to water down my music to fit into their formats. I know what rock and roll is to me, but everything's turning into one big commercial.
         

I didn't want to be told what to do. I don't want to water down my music to fit into their formats. I know what rock and roll is to me, but everything's turning into one big commercial.


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Musicians playing together, it's a conversation, and ideally I want our conversation to be really intriguing and interesting and beautiful.



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I'm not interested in a persona.



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It's funny, after a while, you get tired of having to fight someone because they don't like the way you look.

It's funny, after a while, you get tired of having to fight someone because they don't like the way you look.



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I never thought I'd be on the cover of the 'Atlanta Journal' unless I killed someone.



How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray?

How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray?



In 2000, I fell in love. I had never felt anything like that before in my life. It kind of took me over.

In 2000, I fell in love. I had never felt anything like that before in my life. It kind of took me over.



Life is different than it was in the Nineties. I'm a dad, and there are other things I have to get done in an afternoon than just being an artist.

Life is different than it was in the Nineties. I'm a dad, and there are other things I have to get done in an afternoon than just being an artist.



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I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing.





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