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" I used to think feminism was a liberating force - now I see many of those people are just censors under a different name. "

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" The American way of life, as I see it, is really the American way of death. Everything is determined by greed and the insatiable desire to be the richest and most powerful. And that desire is limitless. "

" Because we have so much eye candy and mind candy, spending so much time trying to pay the rent, all of this conspires to keep us from thinking too hard or taking action from that. Our time is stolen. So much of our daily life is stolen. "

" The problem with music was always that the sound system often obliterated the words, and words, not music, have always been what I was about. "

" I'm separated by other performers with whom I might be lumped, since what I say is so intensely personal. I'm anti-art and anti-poetry. As much as possible, I want to inflict my personal pain on the rest of society. "

" I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats. "

" I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success. "

" Two of my favourite books are Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer' and 'Tropic of Capricorn.' "

" If someone says 'grunge' or 'punk,' you know what the sound is, but if you say 'No Wave,' it's kind of mysterious. That was the most interesting part and should have been the most inspirational thing about it... here's this collective sonic insanity, and none of it sounds anything alike. "

" Honesty works against you in the entertainment field. I try to be a journalist and a documentarian, but that doesn't mean that people are going to embrace it at the moment. The point is I'm leaving the mark of my hysteria and the political hysteria, and that's it... I can only do what I do. "

" The imperial, genocidal war machine never rests, so I don't either. "

" I'm a very sympathetic person, but that doesn't always come across in my work because I'm too busy being mad at everything. "

" Aggressive female icons have been chronically demeaned... It's fine for male artists to be angry - they're encouraged to outwardly express their aggression - but women? I've been painted as an aggressive Feminazi because I'm blunt, stubborn, independent, forthright. "

" The female format is a beautiful one in which to function. Foolhardy as it may be. I change my image all the time, it's whatever suits me at the moment. "

" The biggest insult is that I've been called an exaggerator... I tell the truth as I know it. I don't glamorize the nightmare and horror that I witness; I just digest it and spew it back, with venom. "

" People have always asked me, 'Haven't you wanted to sell out?', and it's like, who am I going to sell to? "

" Living in Barcelona, I have my own little ghetto utopia. There are 3,000 ghost towns in Spain, and I've used the images of them a lot in my backdrops for my solo spoken-word stuff. The ghost towns could be from two buildings to 40 - things died out, or there were plagues, the roads don't lead there, whatever. "

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" If people could understand how much pleasure they could have by themselves, I think everyone would be a lot saner. I think that people really need a dose of quality time with one's self. "

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" Just because my bank account hasn't swelled astronomically I don't consider myself any less of a success. "

" I think my speeches are hilarious. I think I'm a natural comedian, but I like denying people the chance to laugh. I want to deny you the relief of the punchline. "

" I have to laugh because despite the destruction, we cannot let 'them' steal our pleasure. That is always the theme of my performances: I'm here to thrive, not just to survive. "

" I'm completely optimistic - I know the end is coming! "

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" I'm a total pleasure seeker. I pursue anything that satisfies me. I usually get it. I have specific needs and I know what they are so I can achieve satisfaction. "

" You want positive, go elsewhere. Go find a different lie. "