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What does it mean when a person is such a pacifist that they get shot? I can never understand that.
When I was singing about 'All You Need Is Love' I was talking about something I hadn't experienced.
We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity.
The only reason I went for that goal is that I wanted to say: 'Now, mummy-daddy, will you love me?'
The minute you stop expecting life to be simple, fair and easy... it becomes simple, fair and easy.
What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while. Read The Power of Habit.
I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group the Stone Roses.
If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, that's what you aim for.
I think stuff on the radio is mostly good, but it's just not what I'm into. I'm not into rap metal.
Jazz is like the universe: it's been expanding since its creation and it's connected to everything.
I live in a box of paints I'm frightened by the devil And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
The Vision Festival was packed every night, always has been for the four years it's been happening.
The British press can be so annoying. They jerk you off with one hand and smack you with the other.
Everything starts from something but something would be nothing if your heart didn't dream with me.
At concerts it makes me happy to see my Beliebers talking to each other because i made them family.
The girls show up wearing nothing. I can't lie, I'm 16, I don't hate it. I don't have a girlfriend.
What usually happens with me is that I start with one idea in mind and then something else happens.
I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime.
My favorite TV show ever is 'Boy Meets World,' and my favorite movie is 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'
Saying to someone 'I'm a transsexual' is the most empowering thing I've ever felt in my whole life.
People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.
I didn't intend to make one solo record, much less two. It's really a matter of seeing how it goes.
I liked 'Rumours,' but to me, there was some point where the focus became the sales, not the music.
There's fatigue but also a deliberate desire to want to reach absolute perfection at every concert.
I just like it when I can understand things, and the simpler it is, the easier it is to understand.
Musically, I just like when people are knowledgeable about music and they can talk to you about it.
When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?
People tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity.
Anyone who thinks they're happy should really see a doctor, because there is no reason to be happy.
I don't think I have ever tried to create things to encourage people to hurt others, or themselves.
The record is about seeing death and growing from it, and in the end, being strong and being alive.
I'm not a masochist. I'm simply into trying to enjoy what I do, because otherwise there's no point.
I have been a provoker and I'll probably always be one in the public arena for the rest of my life.
There's just so little mystery left in music or film. It was all that was magical to me as a child.
If you get rid of a lot of the poseurs by destroying record companies, maybe it's a good trade-off.
We started to overthink things in the Dixie Chicks and do things we thought people wanted us to do.
We grew up in the South, but in a very liberal household - both our parents are from the Northeast.
I've always been a natural singer on stage and in the studio - never had a vocal lesson in my life.
I love singing. It makes me feel good. It's like a release, especially when I'm singing soul music.
Iraq has lost 5 percent of its population, a number that in the U.S. would equal 14 million people.
Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea
It's sometimes impossible to fit in all the music we want to fit in, in an hour and 45 minute show.
To be able to make a living doing what I love is truly a gift, and I'm thankful for that every day.
It's a different ballgame now, so that lets [teo] Macero out. He's always complainin', always sick.
I think there's an element where people get very comfortable in their ghetto. Which is fair enough.
But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .
People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.
When a lot of musicians change styles, their songwriting suffers because they want to be different.
I do all the work so it's only right that I should get the most money. Plus I am the most handsome.
Just because you sell lots of records it doesn't mean to say you're any good. Look at Phil Collins.