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" I'm disappointed by bands left and right, every day. "

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" August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor. "

" I have a lot of compact discs. I need them for radio play and convenience. Many bands and artists I am a fan of don't always release their work on vinyl, so I take what they feel like giving me. "

" There's tons of junk food for your mind on the Internet. You can sit there for three or 10 or 20 hours a day getting in online arguments with other people who also choose to waste their time. "

" If the death of Osama Bin Laden brings any peace to those who lost loved ones on that awful day in September 2001, that is a great thing. It is more likely, however, just a painful reminder of what was lost. "

" I have been listening to the Stooges' self-titled first album for well over half my life, and it remains one of the most exciting and essential records I have ever had the good fortune to come into contact with. "

" I love to go on stage and sing. "

" I urge you to read the Occupy Manifesto, written by the New York City General Assembly. It is unavoidably clear. This is not directionless action. If it were, the media would have moved on. "

" When you hear about what someone else is going through, and you are unable to distance yourself from it or in any way muzzle your empathy and are inspired to actually do something, these are moments to learn from. "

" One of the most prevalent and undermentioned genres of music is what is known as noise. You can find it all over the world happening in basements, small venues and even some festivals. Often blown off or belittled by critics, the form for the most part goes unheard and unnoticed. "

" I'm not artistic nor am I all that creative. "

" August brings into sharp focus and a furious boil everything I've been listening to in the late spring and summer. "

" The idea that any performer type is owed anything is a joke to me. "

" To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really important. "

" Each year, every city in the world that can should have a multiday festival. More people meeting each other, digging new types of music, new foods, new ideas. You want to stop having so many wars? This could be a step in the right direction. "

" I contribute a large amount of money to the Southern Poverty Law Center, so I'm on their mailing list for all their Klan Watch newsletters. I'm very well aware of White Power movements in America. "

" For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa. "

" I never thought about getting any tattoos removed. "

" Every summer, around late July and into August, I find myself in Europe, performing at any festival that will have me. "

" Think about it: No matter who you are, the past plays a large part in your life. I am all about living in the present as best as I can. Try as I might, there is only so much I am able to achieve on this front. "

" More and more, journalism seems to have hopped out of Truth's pocket and crept into another. "

" Every single record I have is a fossil. "

" If some band sucks, you're going to have to find out about it for yourself, because I don't have the interest in issuing warnings. "

" Anything in this culture that stands still long enough eventually becomes okay if a person can derive an income from it. Eventually, pay-per-view public execution will happen, and it will be half-time entertainment. "

" There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. "

" I like boring black and white films with subtitles. I'm basically a drip. "

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" My first visit to West Berlin was in February 1983. The drive through East Berlin, the fact that West Berlin was surrounded by a wall that was more than 100 miles long - the absurdity and intensity of it really knocked me out. "

" For me, Memphis has always been a city that holds a great deal of meaning and also leads me to a lot of thinking. Besides Sun Studio, which helped put rock n' roll on the map all over the world, the legendary Stax Studio also called Memphis home. "

" Rock n' roll unchained a nation and revolutionized radio and the record industry, not to mention the motion picture business. "

" Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good. "