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Quote by J. Robbins

“I think politics and personal psychology and interrelationships - these things are interrelated to me and overlap.”

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J. Robbins, born in 1967, is an outstanding musical artist. His musical career is filled with rich creativity and a unique artistic style, which has won the favor of a wide audience. more

“I think, then, there's the sort of, like, political dimension to lyrics. One of the problems that I've had with my output as a lyric writer is that I look back at it and there's some turn-of-phrases and some images and some kind of montage-y kinds of things I'm really proud of. But it kind of bums me out that people have told me again and again that they don't really understand what I'm trying to say.”

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Author:J. Robbins

“I'm the kind of person that, as a listener, will go the extra mile to interpret something that's fairly meaningless, or that might be meaningless.”

Kind Persons Might Miles Extras Meaningless Listeners Extra Mile

Author:J. Robbins

“When I run across something that feels like a real eye-opener, it's gonna have an influence on me forever.”

Feels Real Eye Running Forever Influence Real Eyes

Author:J. Robbins

“Because as much as I love figuring out other people's puzzles, and love putting words together in ways that feel good to sing and sound good together and suit the melody, I think most of the best songs in the world are fairly clear about what they mean to say.”

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Author:J. Robbins

“It's sort of a fine line where you're dying to express it and then hoping no one really gets it that closely. But I'm pretty much over that. I'd really just like to be understood.”

Lines Dying Fine Understood Fine Lines

Author:J. Robbins

“He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature.”

Reason Enough Slave

Book:Politics

Source: Politics

“When you've seen a nude infant doing a backward somersault you know why clothing exists.”

Knows Comedy Clothings Backwards Infant

Book:Paperweight

Source: Paperweight

“My ultimate goal is to drive people back to the books, when I think of an adaptation.”

People Thinking Book Goal Ultimate Adaptation Ultimate Goal

Author:Lev Grossman

“I'd been in a couple situations where I'd seen bands realize that they didn't have to get a good take in order to get something that sounded like a song. The musicians are there and they don't quite have it together, and then the engineer says, "Oh! That's okay, I'll just cut and paste the verse!"”

Together Song Order Realizing Situation Cutting Couple Band Musician Okay Engineers Verses

Author:J. Robbins

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