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Most Americans are very cool people.
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It's hard to judge literary merit.
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Probably over half of America does not have a passport. If young people could spend two weeks of their life in India or pick an African country to go to for 2-3 weeks and really see how life can be. That might be a real good thing because I think they would see things even if the trip was a nightmare. I think they might understand more of the mechanics of the world.
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Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here.
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It's hard to get people at a record company to talk about music. They don't seem to want to talk about music, it's all marketing, and that's part of a record, you gotta get it out there, people have gotta hear it, but you could do it in a way that's not repulsive.
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Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.
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Perfection. I have been waiting all my life to be with you. My heart slams against my ribs when I think of the slaughtered nights I spent all over the world waiting to feel your touch.
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I have no pride about anything I have done. It's just not the way I think about things. I do the work, always, as hard as I can, to the point of pain, injury, exhaustion, if that is what it takes. Once I am done, I move on.
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You must never lower yourself to being a person you don't like.
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Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
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I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place.
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Sometimes you can get so far in yourself that you don't know who you are.
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You can't right the wrongs because you'll never understand the cause and you'll be too busy dodging the effect.
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The fact is that I am always thinking of something to build. A new book, radio show, plans for a trip somewhere. I am not a very happy person but I feel pretty even when I am working, so I guess that is how I am wired.
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Songs sung under duress are often very powerful.
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I think Perry Ferrell put independent music on a very good path with Lollapalooza.
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I hate painting with a broad brush, but I think the birther thing, at its root, is racist. The guy was born in Hawaii. A black guy is president. It's cool. Get over it. Just deal with it. There's nothing you could show these birther people that would shut them up.
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As a young person, I was on the road playing music, so I was getting new environments shoved in my face whether I wanted them or not.
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It is very difficult to tell Americans that they can't do something.
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No time for drug addiction, no time for smoke or booze. Too strong for a shortened life span, I've got no time to lose.
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I think there is something very interesting about people who live day to day in an environment where they could get taken out by a wild animal. There has to be some kind respect that is derived from that relationship.
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I love to go on stage and sing.
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'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit.
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There's no rule that you have to like Henry Rollins the musician or the actor.
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