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I resent the fact that a parental warning sticker has to be included on an album as cover art. To me that's censorship.
Don't be made useless or idle with despair. Gather yourself around your strength for light does the darkness most fear.
I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass. I made enough money to buy Miami, but I piss it away so fast.
I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning full of the spirit. I do believe that it comes to you.
It's very reassuring and spiritual to be connected with something larger than yourself and the inside of your own head.
I've been singing since I was two. Music was my first passion and I love writing, singing, creating and being creative.
Punk is like looking at a mirror. I already have a mirror so I don't need the Offspring to remind me how gorgeous I am.
I'm the guy who wrote The Authority Song. Did they think I was kidding? Did they think it was only a song to entertain?
When you live life for yourself it's hard on everyone. And that hasn't changed. For me, if anything, it's gotten worse.
Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer any more. Not the whiskey drinking Indian, nor the Marine that went to war.
My goals are to tell meaningful stories through songs and touch people's lives... and hopefully make a living doing it.
I still like to keep all the love songs for the Grobanites, I like to make sure that they know those are just for them.
My family fight, that's the way it is. We're not common as muck or anything but we do have a little fight now and then.
I wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.
The fact that I get to do what I love and 14 years in, I'm still doing it - I don't know how anything could get better.
I know a lot of artists say, `If you want your song on my record, I get 50 per cent' I'd like to kick them in the face.
The probability of life ever evolving on Earth was slim to none. It's insane that we're all walking around and talking.
As far as I'm concerned, my life is just beginning. It's never too late to start over, so this is what I've been doing.
A lot of us are too busy focusing on what we think people want to hear, as opposed to just saying what's in our hearts.
Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them?
Our first album was a stupid mistake by the record company. They tried to sell us as an alternative act. A big mistake!
When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.
I always wanted to make a children's album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds.
I was very protective of my father and I didn't like these people who hung around outside all day. They creeped me out.
Harder is Better! Post work out! Foot in the Ice Bath. A girl has to make a living! #hardcandytoronto. #addictedtosweat
Many people see Eva Peron as either a saint or the incarnation of Satan. That means I definitely can identify with her.
Some girls they like candy and others they like to grind. I'll settle for the back of your hand somewhere on my behind.
I think topical songwriting is a real gift, and it's hard not to be pedantic and show up with the sledgehammer message.
The streets respect me because I kept it real with me. You gotta be real with yourself, and the streets recognize game.
There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.
I have a long history of being told I have no rhythm, and of people saying 'I've heard chickens sing better than that'.
You can say something stupid with an incredible heartfelt sentiment and for some reason, it might be insanely powerful.
There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.
It's the closest to death I have ever been. The chemotherapy takes you as far down into hell as you've ever, ever been.
I have a very strong opinions about health and our responsibility to our own health, and I will always say what I feel.
I like my lyrics to feel conversational and truthful, as if we're having real talk. I don't really like generic lyrics.
I love animals because all they really want from you is love. Too bad that's even too much to ask for from some people.
Quantitative methods are no more synonymous with objectivity than qualitative methods are synonymous with subjectivity.
I don't have children, but I imagine if parents are really pushed on the subject, they probably have favorite children.
If people go into music with the idea of competing with other artists, then they're doing it for all the wrong reasons.
Because my musical training has been limited, I've never been restricted by what technical musicians might call a song.
I definitely don't feel like I'm 71. I feel like I did when I was - between 30 and 40. The body ages. The mind doesn't.
The last person I'd date is some rich kid who's had everything handed to her on a plate. Give me a normal girl any day.
Acting has always been a passion of mine, so any opportunity that allows me to do that is definitely of interest to me.
I love film, and I think it's so important for kids to be educated about films and real life subjects that films cover.
At school I had a really hard time being a guitar player. It’s like being a male ballerina in a way. It’s not the norm.
Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.
I always thought 'Stump' was kind of like, you dropped something on your foot. It's not the most exotic rock-star name.
We wanted, it seemed, what we already had, a lover and a friend to create with, side by side. To be loyal, yet be free.
Sure I destroyed my guitar at every concert, but it was okay, because I'd always get a shiny new one the very next day.