Fats Domino quotes
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“A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B.”
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“Clean living keeps me in shape. Righteous thoughts are my secret. And New Orleans home cooking.”
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“Well, I wouldn't want to say that I started it (rock 'n' roll), but I don't remember anyone else before me playing that kind of stuff.”
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“I traveled all over for about 50 years, I love a lot of places and I've been a lot of places, (but) I just don't care to leave home.”
-- Fats DominoSource : "Fats Domino reported safe -- rescued from floodwaters / Long-time agent had said pioneer rock star missing" by Robert Hilbur, www.sfgate.com. September 2, 2005.
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“I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill,”
-- Fats DominoSource : Song: Blueberry Hill
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“Everybody started calling my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playing down in New Orleans.”
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“I use to love you honey, 'til you spent all my money.”
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“Don't send me no letter, cause I can't read.”
-- Fats DominoSource : Song: I'm Ready
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Source : Adah Isaacs Menken (2002). “Infelicia and Other Writings”, p.80, Broadview Press
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