Mark E. Smith quotes

I used to be psychic, but I drank my way out of it. (Mark E. Smith)
I was picked on because I was timid. I had younger sisters; I couldn't turn to them for help. I didn't have an older brother. View quote
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Blue cheese contains natural amphetamines. Why are students not informed about this? View quote
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The thing with me. I can't stick musicians. I've thought about this. I can't stand them, and being stuck in a studio with them I think that's my strength I can hear what they can't. View quote
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When I was 18 the vision was to make music that didn't exist, because everything else was so unsatisfactory. View quote
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When I was 14 I used to have a calendar on my wall, crossing the days off until I was 15, because the school leaving age was 15. Then three months before I turned 15 they changed the leaving age to 16. View quote
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Every day is great for me. I dislike rose-coloured glasses. View quote
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Fear is something I try not to absorb. View quote
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I like to push people till I get the truth out of them. View quote
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The thing with me, I can't talk about my work. I find it very difficult. View quote
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I read daft history books. Sometimes the books I read are a bit crackers or strange. (Mark E. Smith)
He told me I didn't understand, that we were from the bleak industrial wastes of North England, or something, and that we didn't understand the Internet. I told him Fall fans invented the Internet. They were on there in 1982. View quote
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Soft lads who blab. View quote
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If it's me and yer granny on bongos, it's the Fall. View quote
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I do feel like an outsider, but I don't lose any sleep over it. View quote
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I don't want security guards. I don't think security guards are particularly good for your writing. View quote
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It's just like music when you reckon it up. It's like listening to Pavement it's just The Fall in 1985, isn't it? They haven't got an original idea in their heads. View quote
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My earliest memory is learning to read 'Muffin the Mule' when I was about three. View quote
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'Re-Mit' is going to terrify people. It's quite horrible. The Fall have had enough and we're coming for you. View quote
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Mark E. Smith

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Occupation: English Musician
Born: March 5, 1957
Died: January 24, 2018
Quotes count: 19
Wikipedia: Mark E. Smith

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