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Tom Cochrane
Canadian
Musician
About the author
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.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Life
#Dignity
#Failure
#Tragedy
#Integrity
#Betrayal
#Compromise
I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Celebrity
#First
I make a living doing what I love doing, and it's what brings me joy.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Love
#Living
#Joy
I even got letters form kids in hospitals saying the music is what keeps them going, and that really touched my heart.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Kids
#Saying
#Heart
#Music
#Letters
#Hospitals
I don't get mad too much.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
I didn't really care about sales figures. I just wanted to get things off my chest.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Care
#Sales
I believe a lot of disease comes from anxiety, loneliness.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Disease
#Anxiety
#Loneliness
Do Tasmanian devils really exist?
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
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.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#People
#World
#Job
Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Work
#Adversity
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.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Fans
#Thought
#Music
#Variety
Australia and Canada were settled by adventurers, they had to break new ground. I think that is indelibly etched on our cultural spirit.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#Spirit
#Canada
Music is one of those things that make us feel a little less alone in the world.
Tom Cochrane,
Canadian
Musician
#World
#Music