Nico quotes

Nico was a German singer, songwriter, and model who became famous as a member of The Velvet Underground and for her solo work. Known for her deep voice and avant-garde style, she was a major influence on experimental music and post-punk artists. She remains an icon of 1960s counterculture and underground art scenes. Here are 16 of her quotes:

I don't have a sense of time. Time is timeless to me, and I'm not in a hurry to get older. I mean, if I were worried about time, all the time, it would be terrible.

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I have a habit of leaving places at the wrong time, just when something big may have happened for me.

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With every moon it is as though you're getting closer to your soul And then you go alone and with no fear Then you will know That it was like this before we had to go And you will find that you were blind Until you saw these lights glowing in your nights.

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Cease to know or to tell Or to see or to be your own Have someone else's will as your own Have someone else's will as your own.

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You are beautiful and you are alone.

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Banish the faceless reward your grace Banish the faceless reward your grace.

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Often the adolescent plague Reward your grace Confuse your hunger capture the fake...

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He came your way And when he had to go There were roses growing in the snow Silently you'll go to the shadow of your soul And you know that it was like this before we had to go You will never see these lights Glowing in your nights Until you feel this way.

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You will never see these lights Glowing in your nights If you don't know And there are roses growing in the snow.

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The same things happen in different guises.

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It is better to be addicted to opium than to be addicted to money.

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I think he was the first man I met who was not afraid of me in some way. We were very similar, like brother and sister. Our spirits are similar.

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I would say the time has not yet come. I rebel against the present, whenever it is, because I have not seen any change, other than oppositions grow stronger.

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I think he was the first man I met who was not afraid of me in some way. We were very similar, like brother and sister. Our spirits are similar. We were the same height and the same age, almost ... He was well read and he introduced me to William Blake and also the English Romantic poets who came after him. Jim liked Shelley. I preferred Coleridge. In fact, he is my favoured poet of all time. Did you know they were all drug addicts? Coleridge was addicted to opium. It is better to be addicted to opium than to be addicted to money.

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