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The great thing about "Shoot 'Em Up, Baby" is that it's the first song that we went and recorded [with Andy Kim].
Each year when we set up a new tour, we kind of push ourselves to come up with new ideas and new exciting things.
I was always taught by punk to think for yourself and to question authority. That's what I've always tried to do.
Randy [ Rhoads] had small hands. Boy, could he play guitar. He became an even better guitar player after he died.
Seems like the more you grow, the more time you spend alone, before you know it you end up perfectly on your own.
There’s the feeling, and the right reading - that’s all you really need to know; the right light and the feeling.
I guess you can look at Fleetwood Mac as the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' movies and my solo career as indie films.
I wanna hear some Diana Ross, I wanna hear some Marvin Gaye. I wanna hear a song that reminds me of a better day.
Teach them about anger, the sin that comes with dawning. Teach them about flowers, and the beauty of forgiveness.
Having an avatar doesn't give you an identity, and having a persona online doesn't make you a personality either.
I don't spend afternoons practicing my guitar to get better. I do read, though, to get inspiration for my lyrics.
'Nothing Left to Lose' was an album that I wrote in my bedroom, and you don't know who is listening or who cares.
I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers like William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor.
I think the less individuality you portray... not individuality but like the more solidarity you have the better.
When I was young I was one of those kids that got pulled onstage at a Green Day concert. That was pretty awesome.
If you get to be a really big headliner, you have to be prepared for people throwing bottles at you in the night.
I'm the kind of guy who wants to be involved in everything concerning our new baby. I don't want to miss a thing.
Better the pride that resides as a citizen of the world than a pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled
Once I had defined myself as a compositional drummer, I thought, "Well, I want to be an improvisational drummer."
You end up making a home in every place you're at, in a small way. In any way you can find a kind of mindfulness.
Chart positions are for people with manbags who get to work at 11 A.M. because they've been at a digital meeting.
We were able to provide housing to all who need it. We've had incredibly generous offers from alumni for housing.
I just start singing some words with a tune. I don't ever write a song thinking, Now I'll write a song about... .
Any musician who can stop may be a musician, but they're no artist. If it's in your blood, it can't stop flowing.
My gut sense is there's something necessary going on and if I'm too fearful or angry, I feel like I'm feeding it.
Moon appears to shine and light the sky with the help of some fireflies, wonder how they have the power to shine?
All I set out to do was to earn a living playing drums, you know? And as luck would have it, I've surpassed that.
I think of myself as a songwriter, a weaver of story and imagination in a way that a novelist might write a book.
When I'm writing for rappers it's kinda like switching, "Okay, you're not PJ. Now you have to act like a rapper."
Yeah, I mean I am somebody that makes an effort to go and see a lot of exhibitions, painting, drawing, sculpture.
Great American union rules with a fist, a smile, and a gun. Great American napalm lights up the sky like the sun.
The most sacred thing you can get is time. That's all people want on their death bed; that's what it's all about.
I think I'm a good dad. It's hard. Ultimately, it's our kids that have the final word. So we'll have to ask them.
I hope the Canada Pops can play in E and A. I do 'Forty Days' and 'Bo Diddley'. I don't change songs, just bands.
I've tended to look at my albums as research and development. I was just trying to get someplace new on each one.
I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.
I play Irish popular music, yeah? Calling it folk is like putting it in a box. It's a living tradition, you know?
I've been really, really blessed. I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan. I've gotten to sing with Mick Jagger.
For the most part, I feel really comfortable with what I've given to the people. I want to give it to them again.
I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my children.
I have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while.
Our music is being played on MTV and the radio. That's something that still blows us away. And we did it our way.
If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.
Advertising and art are getting all mixed up. I think some of the most exciting pieces of TV are the commercials.
Isn't it strange how someone can be both human and divine at the same time? I am referring, of course, to myself.
I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world. They're just sitting there. I can hit them with a two by four.
Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world.
It's something I want to overcome. And my kids are scared to death to fly. I want them to witness me overcome it.
I thought Twitter was a joke. I really thought it was a gag. I thought it was like National Lampoon or the Onion.
Sometimes you wanna be James Bond, and sometimes you wanna be Marlon Brando until you realize you can't be either!