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If you live in L.A. long enough, you get into having a cool car.
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That's what I think our jobs as parents are, to educate as much as possible... I tell them to follow their bliss. The people who follow their bliss in this world tend to be the more happier people.
Art Alexakis
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I wish I could come home to a life that looks like a TV show. I wish I could see my television family waiting for me, where no one fights and no one screams, no one lies and no one leaves.
Art Alexakis -
I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.
Art Alexakis -
I think I write very good songs. But I don't know if anybody could record my songs with as much fervor. They sound good sung by me, and they especially sound good with my band.
Art Alexakis -
I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process.
Art Alexakis -
Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says.
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My favorite drive is Highway 101 in California between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. I love the 101; Highway 1 is too windy, and 5 is too boring - the 101 is just right. It's like the Mama Bear of scenic drives.
Art Alexakis
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My goal is to make my kids as happy as possible.
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I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would feel.
Art Alexakis -
One of the things about being a boy, especially growing up without a father, is you really don't have that role model to teach you how to do things.
Art Alexakis -
About one or two songs per record is me doing a little bloodletting.
Art Alexakis -
I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they're not because I write in the first person.
Art Alexakis -
I think The Police made five great records and then called it a day. They went out on top.
Art Alexakis
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My frustration has always been that I'm a Christian, but I don't buy into, never have bought into, the belief that Jesus and God are these men who just dictate that this is how you have to live your life or you are going to burn in hell.
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Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.
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When some people get angry, they turn into victims, but when I get angry, I turn to action.
Art Alexakis -
I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup.
Art Alexakis -
Fatherhood, both times for me, was a choice.
Art Alexakis -
I like Nirvana, but I couldn't say that I was influenced by them. I like to tell a story.
Art Alexakis
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I love Australia! I got a boot thrown at me there.
Art Alexakis -
I'd actually like to make a country album one day. One of my idols is Neil Young, because he's kept himself from being bored.
Art Alexakis -
A lot of people do not like singer-songwriters, and a lot of people who like them do not like hard rock. It's either-or.
Art Alexakis -
The thing I love about Myspace is it's a safe place where I can talk to fans every day.
Art Alexakis