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I wouldn’t care so much what people thought.
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To be born independently wealthy.
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As I look back on those days, it’s just like a dream. The only thing that bothered me was that we waited so long to make this protest and to let it be known wherever we go that all of us should be free and equal and have all opportunities that others should have.
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I would have tried to meet Lou Reed backstage. I went to see him for years, and never tried to meet him. Eventually we met at award shows and did become friends.
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My parents: I’m sorry I didn’t spend more time with them.
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