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Mick Farren was an English journalist, writer, and musician known for his unique writing style and contributions to the underground culture. Born on September 3, 1943, he passed away on July 27, 2013.

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Famous Mick Farren Quotes

“Every invention eventually becomes obsolete.”

Invention Obsolete

Book:Darklost

Source: Darklost

“We think literature is immortal, but even that decays and ultimately turns to dust.”

Thinking Turns Literature Dust Immortal Decay

Book:Darklost

Source: Darklost

“I think the word is counter-productive. Capitalism is counter-productive to art, just as the Catholic Church was counter-productive to art four hundred years ago.”

Thinking Years Art Church Four Hundred Capitalism Years Ago Catholic Productive Catholic Church

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“I was always totally convinced that three weeks after the revolution they'd put me up against the wall and shoot me.”

Three Week Revolution Wall Convinced

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“You can't go home and listen to Chopin, and just use it.”

Use Home

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“I'm not sure that Van Gogh got up in the morning and looked at the crows and the bizarre clouds and went damn that's a good painting, you know? No, he considered shooting himself, and one day he did.”

Knows Morning Painting One Day Clouds Shooting Damn Not Sure Bizarre Vans Crow

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“I was exactly having fun. I was stone miserable, but I wasn't hating doing it; I was loving doing it, but it's just damaged and warped.”

Hate Fun Stones Miserable Having Fun

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“I like to write adventure stories; that's what I tell myself. But you can't help letting your own personality, your own experiences, slip through.”

Writing Helping Stories Adventure Personality Slips

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“You are frightened of everything. You call it caution. You call it common sense. You call it practicality. You call it playing the odds, but that's only because you're afraid to call it by its real name, and its real name is fear.”

Real Names Fear Common Common Sense Frightened Odds Caution Practicality

Book:Darklost

Source: Darklost

About the Author

Born: September 3, 1943
Died: July 27, 2013
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 9

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