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Simon Le Bon: When your record's not as successful as the one before, nobody wants to talk to you. The press don't want to talk to you. The music press aren't interested because there are other things, you know, you can't get on the radio, because, "You're old stuff, man, You're old news. We''ve got new stuff we're playing here on radio one." You sit there in your business manager's office in New York City looking at pictures of all the other acts he's working on and talking about we can do to save this, what can we do to make it work? The first time it happens, it's really scary because you thought it would carry on forever. But, it happens. You get through it. And the next time it happens, it's not so bad. And then the next time it happens, it's not so bad. And then you get the point when you think, "You know what? Let's just relax and do what we do. Do we believe in The music we make? Yes, we do. Can we go in and write new stuff? Have you still got stuff inside you that you want to say? Yes, I have. Yes, we can." And you do it
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When your record's not as successful
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as the one before nobody wants to talk to you
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The press don't want to talk to you
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the music press aren't interested
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because it's other things
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You can't get on the radio because
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you're old stuff man you're old news
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We've got new stuff we're playing here on Radio 1
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So you sit there
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in your business manager' office in New York City
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looking at the pictures of all the other acts he's working on
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and talking about What can we do to save this
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What can we do to make it work
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The first time it happens it's really scary
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because you thought it would carry on forever
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But it happens You get through it
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And the next time it happens it's not so bad
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And the next time it happens it's not so bad
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And then you just get to a point where you think
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You know what
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Let's just relax and do what we do
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Do we believe in the music we make
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Yes we do
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Can we go in and write new stuff
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Have you still got stuff inside you
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that you want to say
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Yes I have Yes we can And you do it
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Movie Summary
Charting their trajectory over four decades, the band's story is told through seven of their albums. Each record uncovers a compelling chapter in the band's journey.
