Roy Harper Quotes

• In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse each other, which we continue to do.

  Roy Harper

  Abuse, Way, Rooms

  "Roy Harper: 'I fought like hell to stay alive'". Interview with Alexis Petridis, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2011.

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• What I lack in height, I make up for in wicked good hearing.

  Roy Harper

  Wicked, Height, Hearing

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• I'm inspired by the poets, so I'm always going to give in that direction, rather than in any other. It's the making of me... and also the downfall of me.

  Roy Harper

  Giving, Inspired, Poet

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• Id just like to prove to myself that Im all here and all together and can get the best out of myself. Id also like to prove that to a couple of other people.

  Roy Harper

  Couple, People, Together

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• I regret that I've never actually managed to be inspired enough to get into anything else, and I should've been, I really should have been, because the piano can be a wonderful instrument. But I'm afraid that my inspiration is just purely on the words... and it's gonna stay there.

  Roy Harper

  Regret, Inspiration, Should Have

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• I got into trad jazz, then modern jazz, then avant-garde jazz, between the ages of 16 to 18.

  Roy Harper

  Age, Avant Garde, Jazz

  "Roy Harper: soundtrack of my life" by Leah Harper, www.theguardian.com. October 26, 2013.

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