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What keeps me going is a constant sense of disappointment with what I've already done.
I had a lot of luck in meeting great musicians who were kind enough to show me things.
American global economic imperialism is a fact. It's a known fact. It's a simple fact.
I love history, cultural and religious studies, philosophy, photography and traveling.
Scatman, fat man, black and white and brown man, tell me 'bout the color of your soul.
I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure.
A lot of people seem to get preoccupied with what I'm wearing as opposed to the music.
I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well.
I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.
I loved the Woody Guthrie tradition of speaking about what's happening to the country.
The Isley Brothers, there's a group that stays together because they're a family band.
Rock n' roll is about attitude and rebellion. It's supposed to be fun and spontaneous.
It's pretty rare that something I've written is close to something that's pre-existed.
There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state.
I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.
There's always a chance, a goal to make something different and get it right, finally.
I'm thinking, I'm singing like Ozzy Osbourne, but I don't sound like him enough, ever.
I thank God, Jesus, and my Grandmother for being able to support myself and my family.
I need a big picture. I can't just do a collection of songs; that doesn't work for me.
I never claimed to be a generic artist, period. I never wanted to be a generic artist.
I've always been the sort of person who likes to look forward and live in the present.
I have a thing for major 7ths. They've got a very mournful, nostalgic quality to them.
Why has there never been a holiday where peace is celebrated all throughout the world?
Kenny Burrell is a great musician and his music has helped to make me what I am today.
I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock.
We have a lot of fun. There are no holds barred when it comes to writing music for us.
Music was the medium through which knowledge was passed from generation to generation.
My baby she'll take a chance, my baby got a brand new dance, Wango Tango, Wango Tango.
OK Computer? More like No Thank You Computers. They killed my father, and I hate them.
Have I told you I have cancer? It's a very special kind of cancer. Cancer of the soul.
You learn just as much from your failures. Sometimes you love your failures even more.
No, I have to really focus, especially when I'm writing because I wanna be good at it.
Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
If I'd had to work at Taco Bell I'd have still been out at night trying to play music.
Whether you fall means nothing at all It's whether you GET UP It's whether you GET UP!
I listened to oldies radio stations as a kid; lots of Kinks and Beatles and '50s hits.
I listen to a lot of stuff. I mean, I'm constantly switching up what I'm listening to.
Music is entertainment, and we need that in order not to fall into the pit of despair.
We're also passionate about music and very critical about the music that we listen to.
There's only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi.
God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.
I can tell when something's real, or when something's put together. I can just feel it.
Adam Yauch started the band. It's not like a thing where we could continue without him.
If there was any one achievement, it would be that we've have done it on our own terms.
I just wanted to do something that would freak people out. That's the best thing to do.
You're trying to make music, and then at the end of it you give reasons for everything.
I was a singing disc jockey who heard every type of music there was - and loved it all.
No one wanted a job. No one could hold a job. You tend to see those going hand in hand.