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So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear. (Achebe Chinua)
You know, we recently played a benefit with my husband, Elvis Costello, and Sir Elton John, who is a mutual friend of ours. Playing with Elvis and Elton and accompanying them with my band was a pretty euphoric experience. (Achebe Chinua)
You're creating an intimacy that everybody feels, that it's their experience, not yours. I'll never introduce a song and say, now this song is about 'my' broken heart. (Achebe Chinua)
I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements. (Achebe Chinua)
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“It was a strange experience ... But we went for it right from the start and we deserved to win.” (Achebe Chinua)
“That's part and parcel of being a top-flight manager, to be able to handle big games like Champions League and World Cups. You do need to have a certain amount of experience on that side.” (Achebe Chinua)
“I think it was very close and it was very emotional for both of us, ... Maybe she doesn't have so much experience as I do.” (Achebe Chinua)
“Also, I got older a little bit. I have more experience so I know what to do. I've just tried to be a little bit more focused in what I'm doing, and it's working.” (Achebe Chinua)
“It's been one of the most important things for me that I have gained experience and know better what to do at crucial times.” (Achebe Chinua)
“I remember not being very patient with her, ... A lot of things have happened since then. Hopefully I can use my experience to beat her.” (Achebe Chinua)
“I think in the past it was just kind of difficult for me to just play my best in this environment, ... I feel that the difference this year for me is the experience and maturing and learning to deal with things in a different way and knowing myself better.” (Achebe Chinua)
“They all took drugs together, this was a mutually enjoyable experience,” (Achebe Chinua)
“He made it cool to be a thinking person seeking a spiritual experience.” (Achebe Chinua)
“He spent four years writing it and he was very at ease on the set. At the same time he really knew what he wanted. I wouldn't look at it as a career risk as much as, "Will it be a good working experience?” (Achebe Chinua)
I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences. (Achebe Chinua)
I'd never been to a prom, I had never had the whole high school experience. I think I was kind of an anomaly. I don't think they knew where to put me. (Achebe Chinua)
“I haven't met Heath but I really look forward to a good beer and a sit-down because I'm sure we could compare a bunch of notes after this experience.” (Achebe Chinua)
“I have experience seducing nephews.” (Achebe Chinua)
Working in the studio is a more personal experience whereas on stage in front of a billion people, it's more exciting performing live. (Achebe Chinua)
“Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.” (Achebe Chinua)
“Everybody feels like it was the end of an era. The things that they wrote about very much came from their family experience and their heart.” (Achebe Chinua)
“Performing is the most important single action in my life. It is a unique experience of hard work-elation and disappointment. Every move is an experiment in building up a successful repertoire.” (Achebe Chinua)
It was a fantastic learning experience and OK, I got slammed because I wasn't Audrey Hepburn but you could have predicted that, really, if you'd opened your eyes wide enough. (Achebe Chinua)
There are so many ways of judging an experience. I tend to be a gatherer, so I don't reject experiences, I embrace them all. (Achebe Chinua)
I am less selfish. But I am more insistent on being part of the creative experience. I find I am a better mother, lover and wife when I am writing. When my daughter was small I wasn't writing as much and I didn't miss it. (Achebe Chinua)
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