The Bee Gees, to us, was the three brothers. In Maurice's name, we would respect that and not be the...
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The Bee Gees, to us, was the three brothers. In Maurice's name, we would respect that and not be the Bee Gees anymore.
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I've always been thin. If you go back to when we first started I've always been skinny.
I've always been thin. If you go back to when we first started I've always been skinny.
As the plane got closer to Miami, I had this terrible feeling he was dying. Maybe he was telling me ...
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As the plane got closer to Miami, I had this terrible feeling he was dying. Maybe he was telling me that he was going. I felt anger, panic, despair and helplessness.
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I hadn't accepted he was seriously ill. The idea that someone so close to you couldn't wake up was u...
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I hadn't accepted he was seriously ill. The idea that someone so close to you couldn't wake up was utterly incomprehensible. Then the doctor came in... Maurice had no brain left. There wasn't any activity at all.
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I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried.
I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried.
Music became an obsession, and eventually we felt more comfortable with each other then we did with ...
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Music became an obsession, and eventually we felt more comfortable with each other then we did with anyone else. The three of us were like one person.
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I love stuff like Mozart.
I love stuff like Mozart.
If the heart stops for more than two minutes, you have massive brain death. There are only two minut...
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If the heart stops for more than two minutes, you have massive brain death. There are only two minutes between our conscious world and zero. That's how fragile our consciousness is.
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The illness, and the untimely death of my brothers, has made me conscious of the fact that - rather ...
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The illness, and the untimely death of my brothers, has made me conscious of the fact that - rather than just think about it - it's crucial that you do today what you want to do.
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I sometimes wonder if the tragedies my family has suffered are a kind of karmic price for all the fa...
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I sometimes wonder if the tragedies my family has suffered are a kind of karmic price for all the fame and fortune the Bee Gees have had.
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It's hard for me to put on weight.
It's hard for me to put on weight.
I'll never get used to living without Mo, but the painful things that surround what happened to him ...
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I'll never get used to living without Mo, but the painful things that surround what happened to him aren't so painful any more-not so raw or so new.
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Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.
Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.
I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not p...
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I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good at encouraging young, talented songwriters to come forward and get exposure, I think it's important to give tomorrow's songwriters the opportunity.
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My idea of a good time is creating something and reading a good book.
My idea of a good time is creating something and reading a good book.
Losing people makes you realize you've got to grab life - not put things off.
Losing people makes you realize you've got to grab life - not put things off.
I'd never try to be that distinctive from the Bee Gees' sound. I'm very proud of being a Bee Gee and...
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I'd never try to be that distinctive from the Bee Gees' sound. I'm very proud of being a Bee Gee and am always aware that I'll be identified as a Bee Gee.
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My work means everything to me.
My work means everything to me.
I've always been naturally thin.
I've always been naturally thin.
It just felt like the right time to focus on solo material.
It just felt like the right time to focus on solo material.
The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it's never been difficu...
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The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it's never been difficult to pick up on the changing styles of music out there, and soul has always been my favourite genre.
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She is probably the greatest female popular singer in the modern pop rock era - since 1963, there's ...
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She is probably the greatest female popular singer in the modern pop rock era - since 1963, there's been no one to match her. This includes the United States as well - they can't come close to her. Today they just pose at singing. She was the genuine article. I don't think there will ever be anyone that could take the place of Dusty Springfield.
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We will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline, of the final hours of Maur...
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We will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline, of the final hours of Maurice's life. We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on.
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I find it very, very hard. He was part of the fabric of my life. We were kids together, and teenager...
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I find it very, very hard. He was part of the fabric of my life. We were kids together, and teenagers. We spent the whole of our lives with each other because of our music.
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I think for anybody, any family, and I know there are families out there that are going through this...
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I think for anybody, any family, and I know there are families out there that are going through this even now, that it is the hardest thing in the world. Nobody is ever prepared for it.
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I don't take things for granted, because everything feels more fragile. It's made me wonder about mo...
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I don't take things for granted, because everything feels more fragile. It's made me wonder about mortality and how long you've got somebody in the world. I'm more fearful than I used to be.
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In the beginning, Barry and I couldn't decide if we were going got go forward with the name of the B...
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In the beginning, Barry and I couldn't decide if we were going got go forward with the name of the Bee Gees or just as Barry and Robin. Now we've decided to continue as the Bee Gees because we feel we can, and Maurice would have wanted it.
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Nobody will ever take Maurice's place, and he'll go on with us and he'll go on our music. He'll go o...
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Nobody will ever take Maurice's place, and he'll go on with us and he'll go on our music. He'll go on with us as the Bee Gees, and Maurice will always be with us.
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Music is being treated as one big karaoke machine.
Music is being treated as one big karaoke machine.
With Maurice suddenly going, I realised... I think I've matured. I don't take things lightly any mor...
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With Maurice suddenly going, I realised... I think I've matured. I don't take things lightly any more.
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You're looking at the Bee Gees right now.
You're looking at the Bee Gees right now.
We said we'd fly the flag without him and carry on. I didn't give him a kiss because I still hadn't ...
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We said we'd fly the flag without him and carry on. I didn't give him a kiss because I still hadn't accepted what was happening. I was hoping that some miracle was going to happen. Of course, it didn't. I wish I had kissed him now.
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I haven't really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next yea...
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I haven't really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next year or next month. I just like to go with the spur of the moment.
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Rarely do I attach guilt to something pleasant. Life's too short.
Rarely do I attach guilt to something pleasant. Life's too short.
It makes us feel better that everyone out there is thinking of Maurice.
It makes us feel better that everyone out there is thinking of Maurice.
I don't like rock opera with back beats.
I don't like rock opera with back beats.
You know, we'd just had a birthday, he was... you know, he still had a future out of him, and all I ...
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You know, we'd just had a birthday, he was... you know, he still had a future out of him, and all I can is he was just one of the most beautiful people in the world... a very gifted man, and it's a loss to the world, not just for us.
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I don't like fruit but I'm vegetarian, so eat a lot of veggies.
I don't like fruit but I'm vegetarian, so eat a lot of veggies.
You realize that however much you don't think about death - or think that's for other people - you'r...
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You realize that however much you don't think about death - or think that's for other people - you're just an organism living from day to day. I'm just grateful I'm here.
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My whole life has been a bit like a Nintendo game.
My whole life has been a bit like a Nintendo game.
How do you explain the bond between man and wife? Well, for one thing, it's private. What people do ...
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How do you explain the bond between man and wife? Well, for one thing, it's private. What people do in their own marriage is their own business.
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I love food, I love eating.
I love food, I love eating.
I don't like lifts and will walk up 20 flights of stairs if I have to. Crowded rooms make me uncomfo...
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I don't like lifts and will walk up 20 flights of stairs if I have to. Crowded rooms make me uncomfortable, too, although I can sing to a stadium full of thousands of people no bother.
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When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give y...
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When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd go, what did you just play... immediately inspirational writings, amazing. That's what we're going to miss.
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Lots of people aren't comfortable with silences. They feel they've got to fill the dead air.
Lots of people aren't comfortable with silences. They feel they've got to fill the dead air.
I don't know what 'home' or 'abroad' is any more.
I don't know what 'home' or 'abroad' is any more.
We've been in each other's pockets our entire lives.
We've been in each other's pockets our entire lives.
I don't have too much faith in destiny, or an afterlife. This is it.
I don't have too much faith in destiny, or an afterlife. This is it.
I'm not a party person or someone who likes to sit and drink in clubs all night, and never really ha...
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I'm not a party person or someone who likes to sit and drink in clubs all night, and never really have been. I have a good time through work.
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