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Life is hard and it gets worse and worse and worse.

~Cat Power

Topics: Gets Hard Life Life Is Hard Worse

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From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to cliched love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me.

~Cat Power

Topics: Ballads Blues Cab Classic Cliched Covers Even First Folk Gershwin Gone Hip Hip Hop Hop Just Kinda Love Me Record Rolling Rolling Stones Stones Terrifying Tribal Whatever Whose

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After my second-to-last record, 'The Greatest', I had gone on tour for a while, and I didn't play an instrument for about five years. And I got kind of - it's not self-esteem or whatever, or anger toward myself - but disappointed in myself that I hadn't been challenging myself to learn musically.

~Cat Power

Topics: About After Anger Been Challenging Disappointed Five Gone Got Greatest Had Instrument Kind Learn Musically Myself Play Record Self-Esteem Tour Toward Whatever While Years

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If your parents gave you fire to play with when you were two, you'd be standing in fire by the time you were an adult.

~Cat Power

Topics: Adult By The Time Fire Gave Parents Play Standing Time Two Were You Your

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Everybody tends to think I'm crazy, which is the biggest problem in my life.

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Topics: Biggest Biggest Problem Crazy Everybody Life My Life Problem Tends Think Which

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Usually, I'll just sit down at a piano or with a guitar, and I'll just be relaxed and playing music. Because that's what relaxes your subconscious. That's why everyone from animals to humans love music.

~Cat Power

Topics: Animals Because Down Everyone Guitar Humans Just Just Be Love Music Piano Playing Relaxed Sit Subconscious Why Your

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I am human and I make mistakes.

~Cat Power

Topics: Am Human Make Mistakes I Am

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I moved to Los Angeles to be with a man I loved.

~Cat Power

Topics: Angeles Los Los Angeles Loved Man Moved

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Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience.

~Cat Power

Topics: Connection Experience Had Hip-Hop Just Listen Mostly Never Punk Punk Rock Rock

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I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay my mortgage, and it helped me from becoming a homeless person.

~Cat Power

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 21st, 1972

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