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There have been periods in my life where I have experienced depression. It has been through some of my darkest moments that I have written some of my best songs. For me, singing and writing is very therapeutic. It's much more effective than taking Prozac!

~Gerry Rafferty

Topics: Been Best Darkest Depression Effective Experienced Life Me Moments More Much My Life Periods Singing Some Songs Taking Than Therapeutic Through Very Where Writing Written

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In life, everything just happens, and I believe even before we are born that our role in life has already been determined. My main ambition is to continue to write music, which helps me to evolve in a spiritual sense and hopefully to inspire others.

~Gerry Rafferty

Topics: Ambition Been Before Believe Born Continue Determined Even Everything Evolve Happens Helps Hopefully Inspire Just Life Main Me Music Others Our Role Sense Spiritual Which Write I Believe

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I've never worried about how a new release will be received. I simply try to do the best I can and leave the rest to the gods. The music industry in those terms is something I loathe and detest. It conjures up images of a gigantic factory spewing out parts of the machine.

~Gerry Rafferty

Topics: About Best Detest Factory Gigantic Gods How Images Industry Leave Loathe Machine Music Music Industry Never New Out Parts Received Release Rest Simply Something Terms Those Try Up Will Worried I Can

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The important thing for any young singer or musician is to keep focused on becoming a better musician as opposed to becoming a bigger celebrity.

~Gerry Rafferty

Topics: Any Becoming Better Bigger Celebrity Focused Important Important Thing Keep Musician Opposed Singer Thing Young

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: April 16th, 1947

Died: January 4th, 2011

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