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I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was.

I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.

I didn't start making music in order to be famous.

And I think that's why I was going to be a musician. I was very rebellious. And I didn't want to be an actor. My father used to say to me you should be an actor if you want to be in the arts.

I've been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember. I mean even before I became an actor. I just thought it would be a tough field to break into, so I became an actor instead.

One of the biggest obstacles I've overcome in my life was thinking I didn't deserve to be successful. Artistically I'm not as much of a heavyweight as someone like Paul Simon or Joni Mitchell, because I'm not a creator of original music, and I worried about that for years.

I'd like just to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time, clean and ready to do the job, wrote a few songs, and had a hell of a time.

I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous.

No, in 1968 I still wanted to be a Pop Star, and be about the music. Now, I want to be just about the music.

Being exposed to the diversity of music I was as a kid made me the actor I am today. As an actor, you have to adapt and do so many different things.