“If musicians could keep time in a bottle its consumption would likely outplace vodka and bourbon combined within the first year. Next to a comfortable place to sleep, time is the luxury few touring musicians are afforded.” James La Valle, The Album Leaf

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The Album Leaf – Red-Eye

“…I didn’t see how we could make a record like that and stay as we were…Totally disillusioned, I was at that point ready to quit the music business altogether.” Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds

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The Yardbirds – New York

“…We’re very tight and we have a lot of songs we’re playing. Touring every night and playing with the same three people every night has increased our chemistry as a band.” Ezra Koenig, Vampire Weekend

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Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

“That weird smell in the air when you somehow get outside in the morning of the harsh sun is baking the night off of the concrete. It makes you feel as if you’ve been missing something, and of course you have. One wonders how many experiences one will miss during their short time on earth just by doing what they would normally do everyday.” Rob Crow, Pinback

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Pinback – Blue Harvest

“If I don’t have the potential to write in different styles and sing in different voices and play in different ways, I won’t stay inspired.” Ben Harper

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Ben Harper – Like a King, I’ll Rise

“The biggest break in my career was getting into the Beatles in 1962. The second biggest break since then is getting out of them.” George Harrison, The Beatles

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The Beatles – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer

“I don’t have much invested in this industry (music). I’m not particularly saddened now that the bottom is falling out. Well, at least not philosophically.” ?uestLove, The Roots

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The Roots – Adrenaline!

“I got into the music business thinking it was really radical, that it wasn’t really a business at all, that it was a lot of people being artistic and creative. Not true, and it made me very depressed.” Thom Yorke, Radiohead

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Radiohead – House of Cards