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Alan Vega

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Vocalist

Alan Vega, born on June 23, 1938, was an influential American vocalist and songwriter. His musical career began in the 1970s, and he became known for his unique voice and style in the punk, industrial, and electronic music genres. Vega collaborated with artists such as Marianne Faithfull and Suzy Bogguss, and he is renowned for his contributions to music and art.

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“But, Eminem... No, I've loved rap for a long time, especially when it got out of its first period and became this gangsta rap, ya know this heavy rap thing? That's when I started to fall in love with it. I loved the lyrics. I loved the beat.”

Knows Firsts Long Fall Periods Long Time Beats Falling In Love Heavy Rap Gangsta Gangsta Rap

Author:Alan Vega

“I probably won't be able to hear it until five years from now anyway. That's when I always hear my own music. It takes five years to sit down with it after not hearing it for a couple of years.”

Years Able My Own Five Couple Hearing Five Years

Author:Alan Vega

“Usually I'm the one who does the covers. And I just said, man, it would be nice to see what somebody else could do, outside of this thing. A fresher look. And I never, in a million years, would have come up with this. Believe me!”

Men Years Believe Looks Doe Said Would Be Millions Nice Come Up Believe In Me Being Nice

Author:Alan Vega

“That's why so much of the music today sounds so much alike, because there's no in-between. So it's kind of nice to still turn some buttons every now and then.”

Kind Stills Today Turns Sound Nice Now And Then Buttons

Author:Alan Vega

“We played in Texas about a year ago, at Emo's, the famous country and western club in Austin. And I figured, well, if I'm finally gonna die onstage, that's where it's going to be!”

Ifs Years Wells Country Dies Years Ago Western Clubs Texas Austin Emo

Author:Alan Vega

“We're just getting better at our trade, man. We know what we're doing, and the reason why is that we've spent 30 years doing it. There's nothing that can replace that.”

Knows Men Years Reason Trade Reason Why Get Better

Author:Alan Vega

“That's what so sad about a lot of modern music, in my opinion, so many young bands never stay around long enough to fulfill their ultimate promise. They only get halfway there or a quarter of the way there.”

Way Long Enough Young Opinion Modern Promise Band Ultimate Quarters Halfway So Sad Modern Music Halfway There

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“You're gonna laugh when I tell you this, man, but I'm starting to enjoy Eminem.”

Men Enjoy Laughing Starting

Author:Alan Vega

“People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn't sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all.”

People Way Firsts Said Reason Rapper Reeds

Author:Alan Vega

“John Coltrane - I've been listening to the 'Trane again. It blows you away, because I know more now and I hear more now and I had a life that I've lived!”

Knows Listening Blow Coltrane

Author:Alan Vega

“That's what my music... I'm working on a solo record right now, it's gonna be more hip-hop than anything, like electronic hip-hop, futuristic hip-hop. I'm probably gonna be rapping on it.”

Records Right Now Hip Hop Rap Hips Hops Solo Futuristic

Author:Alan Vega

“I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working in, he heard my music and he said, aw man, I've got to do something with you.”

Men Said Guy Song Dark Heard Couple Hip Hop Studios Hips Hops

Author:Alan Vega

“And I learned a lot from working with this kid, and I think he's gonna be a big star. Remember the name, Tim Dark, because he has something about his voice that's different from all the other rappers, even though his style is similar.”

Thinking Different Bigs Kids Remember Names Stars Voice Dark Style Rapper

Author:Alan Vega

“I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell right away they're real people, ya know?”

People Knows Men Real Stuff Performers Intensity Real You

Author:Alan Vega

“It's easy for me to say that now, now I'm a father, I've got a four-and-a-half year old boy, I'm a different person. Well, I'm still the same person, but I'm different.”

Years Wells Persons Stills Different Father Easy Half Boys Four

Author:Alan Vega

“That's something - you laugh about Eminem... It's funny, man, because I didn't like him when he first came out, ya know. It seemed like a big joke. But I think the guy's for real, and I like his lyrics!”

Thinking Knows Men Firsts Real Bigs Guy Laughing Jokes Funny Men

Author:Alan Vega

“Lately I've been listening to some classical music again, some jazz.”

Listening Jazz Classical Music

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“I always said I was never gonna be an entertainer, Suicide was never supposed to be entertainment.”

Said Suicide Entertainment Supposed To Be Entertainers

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“But of course it's always gonna be Suicide, our fingerprints, ya know? You can't ever get rid of that.”

Knows Courses Suicide Fingerprints

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“Experience really does make you better, man.”

Men Doe Experience Better Man

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“But it was great, we sit in the same dressing room where, like, Johnny Cash sat and Willie Nelson and all those guys. That was in itself something amazing - I was on the same space these guys stood on, ya know?”

Knows Guy Space Rooms Sat Cash Dressings Nelson Dressing Rooms

Author:Alan Vega

“Every now and then you think about your life, what you would like to be, you start at Number 1 and you go down to 100. And down at the bottom, 100, was - Stage. Go figure. That would be the last thing. It terrified me, man. But I had to do it.”

Thinking Men Would Be Lasts Numbers Stage Figures Bottom Be You Now And Then Terrified

Author:Alan Vega

“It was when I saw Iggy Pop, that's what did it for me. That changed my life pretty much.”

Saws Changed Pops Changed My Life

Author:Alan Vega

About the Author

Born: June 23, 1938
Died: July 16, 2016
Known for: Vocalist
Quotes: 23

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