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My songs have always had frustrating themes - relationships I've had.
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I think musicians like me are drawn to those older desks, not just because they're legend and lore but also because they do something really specific that is hard to emulate or re-create digitally.
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To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred or valuable. To be negative at all times is to be threatened by ridiculousness and instant discredibility.
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All my life, I never believed most things I read in history books and a lot of things I learned in school. But now I've found I don't have the right to make a judgment on someone based on something I've read. I don't have the right to judge anything. That's the lesson I've learned.
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I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me.
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I had a really good childhood up until I was nine years old. Then a classic case of divorce really affected me and I moved back and forth between relatives all the time. And I just became extremely depressed and withdrawn.
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My mother always tried to keep a little bit of British culture in our family. We'd drink tea all the time!
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I wish I would tell our audience that we don't hate them without sounding cheesy.
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Joining a band without ever having really met the people before, you just want to be musically powerful.
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I’m not going to say a damn word about it being tough; I’m having the best time of my life!
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I mean I like to be passionate and sincere but I also like to have fun and act like a dork.
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We're so trendy we can't even escape ourselves.
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It's important to me that people feel connected to the band through the music, you know? I don't want it to be wallpaper. I don't want it to be background music. I want it to be clear: This is the song. These are the words. If you feel the same way as I do, sing it as loud as you can.
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Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.
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If chasing cool is important to you, you're an idiot!
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Maybe we can change some kid's life & stop him from becoming a welder or a sleazy lawyer.
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And I swear that I don't have a gun...no I don't have a gun.
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I thought I would try to be gay for a while, but I'm just more sexually attracted to women. But I'm really glad that I found a few gay friends, because it totally saved me from becoming a monk or something.
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I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.
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I don't want to say that most rock bands live these formulaic biography existences - but they kinda do. There's always a divorce. There's always an OD. There's always a bad business manager.
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It's tough to go to sleep at night, and I wake up after five hours because I feel like I'm wasting time. I just sit up at night and think about what I can do next.
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I respect people who promote the way they feel sexually.
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Every band should study Queen at Live Aid. If you really feel like that barrier is gone, you become Freddie Mercury. I consider him the greatest frontman of all time. Like, it's funny? You'd imagine that Freddie was more than human, but... You know how he controlled Wembley Stadium at Live Aid in 1985? He stood up there and did his vocal warm ups with the audience. Something that intimate, where they realize, 'Oh yeah, he's just a f***ing dude.'
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What people don't realize is that the so-called Seattle grunge scene grew out of several close-knit gourmet supper clubs - we would only pick up guitars to pass the time while our dishes were simmering, baking, boiling, etc.