Tom Cochrane Quotes

#1. Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.

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#2. I don't get mad too much.

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#3. As a songwriter, if you can touch people and make them feel a little less alone in the world, then you've done your job.

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#4. I didn't really care about sales figures. I just wanted to get things off my chest.

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#5. I think of you when I hear Rod Stewart's Face's album. Maggie May in particular. Everyone has a song, you have an album.

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#6. I even got letters form kids in hospitals saying the music is what keeps them going, and that really touched my heart.

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#7. We always thought we had to follow a certain theme but I don't agree with that anymore. I think the fans deserve a wider variety of music.

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#8. Australia and Canada were settled by adventurers, they had to break new ground. I think that is indelibly etched on our cultural spirit.

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#9. I make a living doing what I love doing, and it's what brings me joy.

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#10. I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.

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#11. Life is a highway. I want to ride it all night long

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#12. I believe a lot of disease comes from anxiety, loneliness.

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#13. Do Tasmanian devils really exist?

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#14. Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes.

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