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Elvis was a major hero of mine. I was probably stupid enough to believe that having the same birthday as him actually meant something.
The younger people get into the lyrics in a different way; there's much more of a tactile understanding, which is the way I prefer it.
I feel confident imposing change on myself. It's a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That's why I need to throw curve balls.
All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.
Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.
I can't tell one from the other:I find you or you find me?There was a time before we were born If someone asks, this is where I'll be.
A lot of cities are making a real effort, neighborhood by neighborhood, to make themselves into a place where life can be pretty good.
An ad that pretends to be art is – at absolute best – like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something from you.
As far as specific bands from the 90s death metal era, I love Death, Carcass, Possessed, Morbid Angel, Gorguts, Autopsy, Atheist, etc.
American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.
I'm not a super blues player, but I was exposed to the Texas blues sound while I was growing up, and that definitely rubbed off on me.
Your nerve coatings are only so thick. When they get worn really thin and frayed, that's when people say things, do things, misbehave.
My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.
When I'm singing I'm always trying to get to the highest point possible. I'd fly to the top of Buckingham Palace to sing to the queen.
I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence.
I guess in order to say something to one person, I have to sing it to a couple of thousand. It doesn't make for healthy relationships.
People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right.
These days, all we hear about is that the industry is in trouble. Everybody is so scared, but our mission statement is having no fear.
In the early days, we just wore black onstage. Very bold, my dear. Then we introduced white, for variety, and it simply grew and grew.
I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.
I'm just thrilled and kind of honored that I still get the chance to do what I love, because that really is the definition of success.
My studio is designed for atmosphere. I have a really cozy, comfortable room that has a great, huge glass door that views my backyard.
Playing live is such a total visceral experience, and really, as a musician, you're trained from the beginning to be a live performer.
Even though it's become a really cliched thing to see musicians working for charity, it's still effective and it still has to be done.
None. I think we should send a country some cupcakes. You think some cupcakes would cheer up North Korea? Kill 'em with deliciousness.
There are really so many people trying to get control over you on a daily basis and steal your soul in some way, take a part of you...
When youre touring and the minute you tell someone that youre from Jersey its the equivalent of telling them you just got out of jail.
I don't think my record collection or musical knowledge is vast. I just listen to the radio all the time - I'm a pop music enthusiast.
Australians are very provincial in many ways. If they feel that you've used them as a stepping stone to bigger things, they resent it.
We delude ourselves into believing that morality comes from somewhere else, whereas in reality we behave as we've been told to behave.
I love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south you're going from snow to palm trees.
Gay people don't have a personality problem. They have a problem with small-minded motherfuckers who can't conquer a 1-inch high curb.
Like a lot of inwardly drawn young people, I spent a lot of time in libraries. At my high school, I often spent my lunch breaks there.
My parents had a house on the Jersey shore - I grew up right there, going down there every summer and living there. It is home for me.
I'm not a politician; I'm an artist. So I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least.
I had a period in my life when I was eight or nine when I was so scared of dying that I wouldn't go out of our house for a whole year.
Contemporary Swedish artists that chose Swedish as their language tended to sing about certain topics and use words I wanted to avoid.
My old songs used to take place in Gothenburg; then, when I lived in Melbourne, the songs just naturally took place more in Melbourne.
Yes, I'm a miserable, wretched sinner, but He loves me. And to Him, I'm His child, and I can walk in that love and that understanding.
If you are going to develop beast technology, you want to start by having cage technology. You want to make the rules first, you know.
Lots of the things we do are dangerous, but life itself is dangerous; nothing is really worth bothering with that isn't full of danger
I'm not interested in turning anybody on to anybody that I'm turned on to... if people want to find things, they find them themselves.
I do know there's a lot of music where Led Zeppelin has been leant on. We didn't do anything about it. And I wouldn't want to, either.
My musical education started in the limelight, because I found myself surrounded by real musicians, but after my career had taken off.
I listen to NPR and baseball games when I'm in my car. I mean, exclusively NPR and baseball games, and that's it, as far as the radio.
As I've gotten older, I've realized that things are a lot more permeable. It's not so black and white: not every journalist is a jerk.
I wouldn't want to play Miss Hannigan. I'm not a villain. She's mean to little children! I can't do that. That would disrupt my brand.
If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
I feel like there's a young generation of producers who are taking inspiration from dubstep but trying to push it in other directions.
I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that?