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" Death is like taking an intermission when you can't come back. I like living and being around. "

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" 'Feminist comedy,' practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. "

" The problem with hanging on to the '60s is that everyone thought they would go on forever. "

" I'm a commercial artist, both in music and art. "

" My parents were very open about what kind of talent I had. They never pushed me to become an accountant because they knew that would be just absolutely ridiculous. So they were encouraging in what I am able to do with some success. "

" When you learn that a truth is a lie, anger follows. "

" Old people should be heard but not seen. Young people should be seen, not heard. "

" Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable. "

" Things change so fast, you can't use 1971 ethics on someone born in 1971. "

" One good thing about television is that you have a lot of people with money who have real good cameras going around to all these countries. You haven't been there? Great. Turn on The History Channel or The Discovery Channel. So, we're lucky in that way. "

" The word 'success' - who's defining it? It's about whether or not it makes me feel good. Four billion people don't have to see or hear it. If I've enjoyed the process of creation and I'm at peace, then what happens next is just entertainment. If mass appeal were actually something, Marilyn Monroe wouldn't be dead. "

" Starship was a whole different thing. It was pop rock. It made more money and had more hit songs than Airplane. There was no cultural or social ethic behind it. For me, it was like selling out. I was the only one selling out. The rest enjoyed doing what they were doing. "

" Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock. "

" I find it amusing on one level, poignant on another, when people try to get recognition from an outside source. It's sad. "

" Being in a rock n' roll band was like being in a Sherman tank. Nothing got to you. You were surrounded and protected by men. "

" 'White Rabbit' was mostly done in about two days, the music in about half an hour. The music is a 'Bolero' rip-off and the lyrics a rearrangement of 'Alice in Wonderland.' You take two spectacular hits and throw them together, and it's hard to miss. "

" Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert. Those are the guys I look at who are telling me pretty much the truth. And they throw humor into it which makes it much more interesting to listen to. "

" I didn't want to write a book. They made me do it. "

" I am not strict vegan, because I'm a hedonist pig. If I see a big chocolate cake that is made with eggs, I'll have it. "

" Rock & roll is not obscure, it's really easy to understand. So is my painting. "

" People say Altamont was the 'end of the '60s.' It was unfortunate, but at the time we didn't think of it as signaling anything. The fact that nobody got killed at Woodstock is amazing because that was half a million people. We only had 300,000 at Altamont. "

" I like Daughtry, I like Nickelback, I like Dave Matthews. I like Beyonce - she's a really good entertainer. "

" In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I wanted to express myself in a way that slammed people up against the wall. "

" I don't imagine my parents are too excited about my kind of life. The surrounding weirdness bothers them. Still, I think they're pretty good. Their lives are based on what their friends think, just like ours are. "

" No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it. "

" I'm not very good at multi-tasking. Most people aren't, but they think they are. The mind is really better when you're really focused on one thing. "

" I think old people are scary. They remind you of your own death. People don't like to tell you that. "

" God is all over the place. And even if He isn't, if it makes me feel good, why not? "

" If you were to say to me that I couldn't paint, I would write. If I couldn't write, I would be a set designer. As long as I'm creating something, I'm happy. "

" 'Vegetarian' is a slippery word. I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck - the point is I'm vegan. "

" I collect stuffed animals, and toy stores make me happy. "