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I paid my dues; I certainly did.

I'm a believer in paying your dues.

I really have paid my dues. When I get to stay in fancy hotel suites these days, I remind myself of that.

I've paid my dues in the classical trenches.

I haven't had to struggle very much. I haven't paid my dues. I think I have been lucky.

You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative.

I paid my dues. I have crawled to gigs. I have served people coffee. I worked hard selling all these records out the back of my car. Girl, I'm ready to sell one the real way now.

I'm a New Yorker; I've paid my dues.