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1947–2003 United States
Warren William Zevon (24 January 1947 – 7 September 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.
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I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying to not think about.
From what I know about alcoholism, I'd say there's nothing romantic, nothing grand, nothing heroic, nothing brave — nothing like that about drinking. It's a real coward's death.
Sickness, doctors, that scares me, not violence — helplessness. That's why I turn to violent stories.
So much to do, there's plenty on the farm; I'll sleep when I'm dead.
I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it.
I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's!
It just sort of happened. I wrote like what I'd always read and what was in the movies … I'm sure popular music is supposed to be like this.
Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn’t pay off.
When I was young, times were hard.
I'm insane. I'm fucked up. I have problems. But I don't get depressed and I don't get bored.
He's the hairy-handed gent, who ran amok in Kent.
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