Black Flag Quotes
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I just travel the world with my backpack and my cameras and a bunch of Clif bars.
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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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There is a lot to say about what Bikini Kill and other 'riot grrrl' bands were able to achieve when they first set out. They were not some momentary, convulsive, creative spasm of independent music. There was a very real, relevant point of view being expressed.
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It's difficult for me to be around anyone for longer than an hour. Love, death, elation, sorrow, I just don't care all that much about any of it. I am at this point, more of an observer/journalist.
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I'm a liar. I'll rip your mind up. I'll burn your soul, I'll turn you in to me.
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I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years I've spent on tours, some of that was extremely violent.
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Human beings should not be reduced to a state to where they almost get into a fight over a small bar of soap.
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The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.
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I'm pessimistic. I don't think that justice always gets the right person.
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I'd rather work on my radio show, which no one hears but I put about eight hours of programming and writing into it for those 30 people who do tune in.
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For me the music is not so much anger as much as it is of passion. And I've always associated that kind of intense emotional output with music just because the nature of the music that's attracted me as far as live.
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I am very ambitious in a way, in that I'm not trying to be the richest guy or whatever. I just really like my work.
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I think self-reliance and self-responsibility and self-accountability will help you as a parent, a teacher, as a citizen as a friend.
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It's hard to judge literary merit.
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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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I warn people, your 40s will require massive amounts of humor and humility.
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If I were a doctor, I would prescribe that you addict yourself deeply and irrevocably to music and never, ever seek cure outside of more music. It really is the best drug available.
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The English scene got more media attention with their emphasis on fashion, with the safety pins and all. There were some really good bands over there. The Sex Pistols were great.
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I don't want to pass through life like a smooth plane ride.
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Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations.
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The most interesting place by far was Afghanistan. Just because it is a place that I cannot see myself living. The hardness of the people and the history of the country is just so completely intense.
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I like the idea of someone else’s love safely sealed in a song or a book.
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I get along with Australians really well. Everyone's usually really cool, and it's always a drag to leave.
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Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely.