Quote by Gary Kemp

For 24 hours a day, for 10 years, all I thought about was being in a band. That's all I did. I had no other social life. I don't want my life to be like that now. I've spent the past 10 years having a real life as well. But Spandau Ballet is such a difficult shadow to outrun.

For 24 hours a day, for 10 years, all I thought about was be

Summary

This quote reflects the intense dedication and single-mindedness that the speaker had towards being in a band for a significant period of their life. They sacrificed their social life and put all their focus into their musical aspirations. However, as the years passed, the speaker acknowledges the importance of having a balanced life outside of their band, emphasizing the need for a "real life." Despite their desire for a more diversified existence, the shadow of their past success with Spandau Ballet continues to present challenges in moving on from that defining period of their career.

Topics

Life

By Gary Kemp

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

When possible make the decisions now, even if action is in t

When possible make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A reviewed decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.

William B. Given

Decisions

How can one better magnify the Almighty than by sniggering w

How can one better magnify the Almighty than by sniggering with him at his little jokes, particularly the poorer ones.

God

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed b

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we a

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.

Leadership

Everything in this life takes longer than you think except l

Everything in this life takes longer than you think except life itself.

Time

The past actually happened but history is only what someone

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

A. Whitney Brown

History

My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the e

My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.

Barbara Corcoran

Amazing

I would have been about seven years old when the formative y

I would have been about seven years old when the formative years of my competitive football education began. I was playing in the local leagues around Manchester, playing against lads from tough areas who had been taught they had to fight for everything.

Education

Everyone focuses on the earthly state, but how cool might de

Everyone focuses on the earthly state, but how cool might death be? I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that.

Cool

To go to hospitals and see people fight and overcome cystic

To go to hospitals and see people fight and overcome cystic fibrosis or cancer or any number of illnesses is to see courage that is humbling. And athletes constantly need to be humbled.

Courage

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is t

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

Marriage

I really think that elected officials should be focused on h

I really think that elected officials should be focused on how you create sustained economic growth, how do you create jobs and all of these issues that made people - segments of our society believe are really important are diversions politically.

Society