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“I've come to think of myself as a writer of books.”

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Richard Hell is an influential American singer-songwriter, born on October 2, 1949. Known for his unique musical style and artistic impact, he is one of the pioneers of the punk rock movement. more

“The problem with an autobiography is that all these extra factors make it difficult. You don't want to hurt people's feelings. You don't know how much you can trust your memory. You don't want it to be self-serving. And you have all these issues about how to present yourself. All these factors make it harder to do than a novel.”

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“You're always thinking, "What does that add up to?" You can't really get a handle on it. I was curious. I felt like it would be an interesting challenge for me to write down what I'd seen and done and learned - all the convolutions captured in one item that I could look at and get some grip on what the hell happened.”

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“I believe in people treating each other with respect.”

People Believe I Believe I Believe In

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“Another thing that's good about writing to describe a situation or a state of consciousness is that you can finally get it right. That was my intention, and that's always interesting.”

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“I'm not into this memoir craze that's been going on for 20 years now and doesn't seem to ever let up. People just indiscriminately say "memoir" now when it's a person writing about their own life.”

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“A memoir is a book about some particular thread or theme or moment in a person's life, whereas an autobiography is the entire life.”

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“I'm someone who's really susceptible to tears.”

Tears Susceptible

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“I usually don't think of anyone ever suspecting that I might be someone who'd cry at stuff. I cry at movies all the time. And sometimes it really pisses me off because I hate it when they're just jerking my chain and it's just like completely manipulative.”

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