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Anybody can make 'good' music. I make terrible music, which is what makes it so different, and therefore better.
But those guys (on 'Idol') will never be known for defining a generation of young suburbanites like (blink) did.
I write in a very melodic way, so that will never leave. I think my records will always tend to be approachable.
I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it's so hard to kick it.
Being a man with a conscience I simply felt that I had to do something - anything! - about the world we live in.
I grew up with classical music, and to a lesser extent electronic music, and that's where I belong, so to speak.
I think the growing disregard for the environment, culture, and heritage is a natural consequence of capitalism.
You don't need the frills and thrills to make something amazing. I think that's what inspires me with the blues.
There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive.
As far as keeping my sanity, it's something I've only recently tried to focus on as a means of self-preservation.
Never give up. There is always hope, there is always life. You've just gotta open your heart to it. Live in love.
When I think of nu-metal, I think of Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and even Chevelle - those types of bands.
The cynicism doesn't come across in the final; it can be taken as a very sincere plea for someone to not go away.
Im the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then theres a few more albums in us.
It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man's daughter would not understand blues.
With my own music, I try to get away from things that are familiar and things that would be easy for me to go to.
I have a saying, which is, 'Crazy is good for business.' I think rock and roll really is about being a bit crazy.
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud, I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
It goes back to the destiny thing.I made a bargain with it, you know, a long time ago. And I'm holding up my end.
Well the Lone Ranger and Tonto, they are riding down the line fixing everybody's troubles, everybody except mine.
You might be a rock and roll addict prancing on the stage. You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage.
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" [of Bob Dylan] captures, in word-salad format, life in an encroaching police state.
Just in time for Bob Dylan to recoil from the attention, leave the city for Woodstock, and turn his back on fame.
Some people say Bowie is all surface style and second-hand ideas, but that sounds like a definition of pop to me.
If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes.
Gospel music is never pessimistic, it's never 'oh my god, its all going down the tubes', like the blues often is.
I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.
I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.
Certain people have the eye of the tiger, and I never was myself that kind of person, although I'm not a slacker.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
The future is now. Roll up your sleeves and let your passion flow. The country we carry in our hearts is waiting.
Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted the heavies to know I was around.
A good song gathers the years in. It's why you can sing it with such conviction 40 years after it's been written.
So much of my intention with songs is to voice a continual dissatisfaction, or at least to claw my way out of it.
I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.
My dad being a DJ, I heard all the hits, no matter what. My mom always had on the radio because my dad was on it.
I love some electronic music. I'm not a big fan of dubstep, but there is so much good electronic music out there.
If people say something rude or off-color, you have to take it with a grain of salt, because they don't know you.
My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way
If you believe our president, a former oil businessman, is going to end our addiction to oil, shame on all of us.
Trees have feelings too, and no one ever says 'hi' to them. Next time you're outside and see a tree, say 'hello'.
One of the things that I'm dying to do is to sing the hook on a big rap song. No one's ever called me to do that.
It's hokey, but I love sitting in an inner tube and taking it easy on a lazy river ride. I can sit there all day.
A stupid person is someone who has the facts, who has the proper information, and still makes the wrong decision.
What I really miss these days in music - is the music. I prefer to listen to melodies and songs, not just sounds.
If I were president of the United States, I'd build a great wall along the Mexican border and not let anybody in.
I think I tried on the hardcore scene's outfits maybe once, and then I just figured I'd stick to Hawaiian shirts.
The best DJs in the world know how to pull in music from all over the place and make it work as a cohesive whole.
I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.
I wanted to imbue Ziggy with real flesh and blood and muscle, and it was imperative that I find Ziggy and be him.