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" Pop music I have always loved best. But the more extreme, fascist-led examples of the music business I tend to detest the most. "

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" Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they're trying to relay to you. "

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" People don't like other poor people, and rather than blame the people that make you all poor, you blame each other. "

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" I've always despised the hippies. "

" I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really. "

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" I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable. "

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" I love conversation and the sharing of different thoughts and philosophies. That kind of stuff always makes me happy. I don't mind interviews, either - I like doing them. "

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" I love America. I love Americans. "