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	One thing that's always been important to me is to try and build a tool kit, drumming-wise, that was diverse and wide-ranging in terms of what I played.   
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	He felt homesick for places he had never been. He missed hearts he had never loved.   
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	I love writing, but I have that E. E. Cummings idea that as long as you stay inside the rules of your own world, it doesn't matter what it is.   
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	I would never come out and say I was gay, because I'm not gay. And there's part of me that kind of wishes I was gay, and I think that that comes from anybody who is constantly wishing they were in the minority, you know, and constantly wants to be kind of fighting everybody off, you know?   
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	I feel confidence in myself, but at the same time there's these cracks in the facade and those little things underneath that are unstable.   
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	I have an amp that doesn't have a master volume. It sounds awesome, but we just can't get an appropriate decibel level out of it.   
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	She is all I could ever ask for, she is perfect, and right now, with those big, green eyes and pillowy lips and alabaster thighs, the idea of doing this for the rest of our lives doesn’t seem all that daunting. She’s the last reprieve. The stay of execution. She gives me hope. But times are tough for dreamers. And even if my dream is a simple one — all I want is for Her to be in love with me forever — I know it’s still a long shot. Life ruins everything.   
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	The stars crossed and The Boy wished he could have hung himself on them.   
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	I don't want to put out something I'm not psyched on just because I finished it. That's the stupidest reason to do something, really. I want it to be up to my standards. I don't want to put out something I wouldn't listen to.   
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	I feel like I've become less of a music snob and less of a snob about a lot of things because I realize I came off as such a bad person because of that.   
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	Just because today is a terrible day doesn't mean tomorrow might not be the best day of your entire life. You just have to wake up and get there.   
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	You're gonna meet tons of different people throughout your life, and it's totally worth it to stick your neck out a little bit if you like someone. Even when you get shot down, it seems really devastating, but it's not in the long run.   
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	I don't see the songs as uplifting, but rather as trying to make lemonade from lemons, or whatever. When I listen to them, I understand the context. I don't like to pepper songs with my own experiences, though.   
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	Long live the car crash hearts Cry on the couch all the poets come to life Fix me in 45.   
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	Everyone has learned how to monetize music except the music industry.   
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	I don't get on stage and give a social diatribe. I am a performer and an entertainer.   
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	I don't have an issue finding guys attractive.   
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	The Worst part of acting like a jerk isn't when you're doing it. Its when you realize you were.   
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	If we did end tomorrow, I would be so stoked and proud of everything I've done and how I lived my life. I feel like I've had enough experiences for multiple lives.   
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	Music never leaves you alone, and punk rock will always be there when nothing else will.   
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	People would be surprised at how much of an electronic dude I am, and I like new wave, post-punk and proto-punk stuff.   
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	I'm really attracted to music that sort of toes that line between pop and avant-garde, that pushes the envelope of what you can get in a pop song.   
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	I've been touring a lot, and I don't always know how to get around. Google Maps on the iPhone is pretty helpful with that.   
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	My parents treat me like I'm 14. They make me clean my room and stuff like that. They're always like "I don't care what MTV says you are.".   

 
					 
					 
					