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If you try to fix violence with violence, you do NOTHING but create violence.
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
It sounds kind of strange, but Jail time was almost a good experience for me.
The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet.
A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.
I enjoy making music and take my time to do everything until it is 'perfect.'
I only want to make music I like and that I can enjoy myself and be proud of.
I love music, but more for the context within the music than a certain sound.
I don't tend to get girls as fans. I just get all the young guys and weirdos.
For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam.
As a viewer, I love watching movies. There has to be an emotional connection.
People, y'know, they either love us or they hate us; there's no middle ground.
I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.
My specialties include macaroni and cheese and ordering Chinese-food delivery.
Prison's a walk in the park compared with being sectioned, mate, it really is.
It's good to play 100 per cent live - no tricks, no samples, no messing about.
We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song.
With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection.
Jello's Biafra kind of like my weird, retarded uncle. He's part of the family.
I'd still prefer to do five nights at a club than one night at Allstate Arena.
I get along great with all of my exes. That's really cool. That's a good sign.
Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.
No one ever recognises me. Everyone says, 'You don't look like your pictures.'
When I'm onstage, I'm completely comfortable, and I feel very vital and alive.
I think the theme of the album probably was just that it was our first record.
Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more.
The reality is, some people don't want you to change or go anywhere different.
I would say that I've been lucky. Being blessed and not really ever giving up.
When I was in top 40 bands, I always had to learn new material and new styles.
I don't necessarily want people to know all my intimate feelings about Tracey.
But even now, when people see me in the street, they point upwards to the sky.
Imitate the sun. Don't worry if people understand you. Just shine shine shine.
I think you have to start taking a few risks and sometimes they don't pay off.
The fact is, it wasn't enjoyable being in secondary school. I was a weird kid.
I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine.
I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.
To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence.
I don't have any sentimental notion about how people are going to remember me.
People act like Nirvana invented grunge; they just took it and personified it.
Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.
I don't think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die.
I mean, Beatles songs were two and a half minutes long, and they're fantastic.
I don't have any assistants, I do it all myself, I don't have any secretaries.
I like just having that separation between my music life and my personal life.
Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?
Being on tour is like being in limbo. It's like going from nowhere to nowhere.
I'm just glad to be feeling better. I really thought I'd be seeing Elvis soon.
Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues; you can tell by the way she smiles.
Insecurities are about as useful as trying to put the pin back in the grenade.