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And having suffered for part of the war when I was a child. I was too young to really understand what was going on but one of my favorite pieces of animation now is that Goodbye Blue Sky in The Wall because that deals directly with that period in time.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: Animation Because Blue Child Deals Directly Favorite Going Goodbye Having Now Part Period Pieces Really Sky Suffered Time Too Understand Wall War Young

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Well I was an asthmatic child. So that for most of my childhood I was in bed. Bedridden.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: Bed Child Childhood Most Well

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All the children had to wear a gas mask in case of a gas attack by the Germans. They tried to make the masks like Mickey Mouse faces so the children would like them. But I didn't. They had big ears on them.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: Attack Big Case Children Ears Faces Gas Germans Had Like Make Mask Masks Mickey Mickey Mouse Mouse Them Tried Wear Would

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And then I think they asked me to work on Wish You Were Here, which was the next album coming up. And I didn't do anything for a long time. I had other projects, and I didn't get around to doing anything for a bit.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: Album Anything Around Asked Bit Coming Doing Get Had Here Long Long Time Me Next Other Projects Then Think Time Up Were Which Wish Work You I Think

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And um, when I came back to England I put a very complex soundtrack on it, featuring everyone from Jimi Hendrix, right through to Neil Diamond, you know, everybody that was kind of popular who was kind of popular at that time.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: Back Came Complex Diamond England Everybody Everyone Hendrix Jimi Hendrix Kind Know Neil Popular Put Right Soundtrack Through Time Um Very Who You I Came

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And when Roger talks about the frightened ones running away from the bombs, I immediately thought of my days when I was young and I had to wear these gas masks.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: About Away Bombs Days Frightened Gas Had Immediately Masks Roger Running Running Away Talks Thought Wear Young

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England was incredibly dull and everything exciting seemed to be in America.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: America Dull England Everything Exciting Incredibly Seemed

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How do I feel about war? Well anybody I guess, I hope, I don't like it.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: About Anybody Feel Guess Hope How Like War Well I Feel

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I have been to several wars to draw. I went to Vietnam. And made drawings in Vietnam during that period of the war there, and found that to be a very very sad situation.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: Been Draw Drawings Found Made Period Sad Several Situation Very Vietnam War Wars

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I haven't done a book for about 3 or 4 years now.

~Gerald Scarfe

Topics: About Book Done Now Years

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: June 1st, 1936

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