"What I'd have liked would have been..." - Quote by John Lennon
What I'd have liked would have been the money and the hit records without the fame.
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More on Fame
“People say they wish they were Michael Jordan. OK, do it for a year. Do it for two years. Do it for five years. When you get past the fun part, then go do the part where you get into cities at three a.m. and you have fifteen people waiting for autographs when you're as tired as hell.”
“Why am I a star? It can't be because of looks.”
“I have to admit I've found myself doing the same things that a lot of other rock stars do or are forced to do. Which is not being able to respond to mail, not being able to keep up on current music, and I'm pretty much locked away a lot. The outside world is pretty foreign to me.”
More on Money
“Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.”
“Follow your passion. Do what you love, and the money will follow. Most people don't believe it, but it's true.”
“If thou wilt lend this money, lend it notAs to thy friends; for when did friendship takeA breed for barren metal of his friend?”