Self-Deprecating Sayings

I'm a musician. I don't know nothing about politics.

I don't practice. I just play.

I don't think I'm a good guitar player. I'm just a guy who plays guitar.

My life is only important if I can help many people. If my life is just for my own benefit then I don't want it.

When I was broke, I was broken. When I had money, I was still broken.

I hate to sing the same song the same way twice. I just don't like it. I don't know. I feel like it's a drag.

I was told many times by my piano teacher, 'Nina, you may be a great pianist, but you'll never be a performer.'

I'm not a cat person, but I have a cat. Her name is Princess. She's a Persian. She's very fluffy. She's very spoiled.

I don't think that art has anything to do with taste. Art is a way of life.

I have been forty years getting this thing to look like that!

I don't communicate with the audience. I communicate with myself.

I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was a kid. I drew all the time.

I am a pure vegetarian. I eat nothing but vegetables and fruits, and I am very healthy.

I am not a learned man; I am a peasant.

I don't like to talk about my past. I like to talk about my future. And my future is bright.

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm James Brown. I'm the man.

I have not been able to discover that anyone knows enough to say what is and what is not possible.

I am not a hero; I am a mere manufacturer.

I have no desire to make a great display. I want to save money.

I can do a great deal of work without any food, but I cannot do any work without sleep.