Prince (1958–2016) American pop, songwriter, musician and actor
Under the Cherry Moon
Song lyrics, Parade Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Daily Mirror, June 11, 1977, as reported in Fred Vermorel, Judy Vermorel, Sex Pistols: The Inside Story (1987), p. 169.
Prince (1958–2016) American pop, songwriter, musician and actor
Under the Cherry Moon
Song lyrics, Parade Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
“When I die, when I die, I'll rot.
But when I live, but when I live,
I'll give it all I've got.”
Sufjan Stevens (1975) American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
"Age of Adz"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
“It's my party and I'll die if I want to!”
Robert Patrick (playwright) (1937) Playwright, poet, lyricist, short story writer, novelist
Pouf Positive
Untold Decades: Seven Comedies of Gay Romance (1988)
Russell Crowe (1964) New Zealand-born Australian actor, film producer and musician
60 Minutes interview (2006)
“I'll have my way, in my own time / I'll have my say, my star will shine.”
Noel Gallagher (1967) British musician
Magic Pie
Be Here Now (1997)
“I may die young, but at least I'll die smart.”
John Green book Looking for Alaska
Alaska Young, p. 52
Looking for Alaska (2005)
“I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Interview http://www.expectingrain.com/dok/int/shelton1978.07.29.html with Robert Shelton, Melody Maker (29 July 1978)
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 122
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Serei o que quiser. Mas tenho que querer o que for. O êxito está em ter êxito, e não em ter condições de êxito.