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" Every day, I read books on philosophy and science fiction and human consciousness. "
Tom DeLonge
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" 'Love' has that Kubrick tonality to it, but this is not a Stanley Kubrick movie - there will never be another. At the same time, 'Love' has a modern feel. For example: In one scene, these astronauts go through a wormhole sequence, and you feel like you're being slapped around inside your head by a sonic boom. "
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" I'm interested in a lot of different things, but first and foremost I'm into the idea of human consciousness, and Angels & Airwaves is a byproduct of that. "
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" I used to get so jealous if my wife liked another band more than my own. Come to think of it, I still do. "
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" I always want to do different things. I'm always obsessed with trying to do different things. "
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" Records aren't selling anymore; people are burning music. "
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" So many artists today will talk about green this or organic that, but you know what? What we are eating, I think, is really doing a lot of bad to us. I'm not sure if I'm the guy to do it right now, because I have to clean up my house too, so to speak, but we've got to start addressing this. Too many people are getting sick today. "
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" Whether it's at their job, or their family, whatever - everyone feels that they're stuck in some kind of struggle. The idea is how to find your way out of it. "
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" It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things. "
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" I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience. "
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" I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore. "
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" When we started Angels & Airwaves, we wanted to produce our art on different mediums, but the film was an ambitious one because we actually didn't go into it thinking we could make a big feature film. "
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" I write in a very melodic way, so that will never leave. I think my records will always tend to be approachable. "
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" Like millions of others, I have been plagued by the devastating effects of cancer hitting not one, but multiple members of my family. "
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" They say Einstein died while he was still trying to figure out gravity. I think I'm going to die still trying to figure out some of the things about Blink. "
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" I'm a little left of center, for sure, with Angels & Airwaves. But even when I get really weird, it's not that weird. It's not like some obscure Sonic Youth record or something. We don't take it quite that far. But what we do like are crescendos, and we do like when a song catches you off guard and it gives you the chills up and down your arms. "
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" Angels and Airwaves is a complete, pure reflection of who I am. The philosophy, the spiritualism, the esotericism, the idea of hope and space and the themes about life and grandeur... that's all me. "
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" Geometric shapes hold an energy pattern, and scientists did some experiments which say certain geometric shapes can affect matter around them. It's simply because when a human looks at a shape, they instantly receive energy from their brain. "
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