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" Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. "

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" I have always identified with Joan Didion's depiction of Los Angeles and Southern California, ever since reading 'Play It As It Lays,' 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem' and 'The White Album.' "

" I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.' "

" I try to get myself up and moving as early as possible. Optimum is to be on the treadmill while it is still dark outside. "

" Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. "

" Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability? "

" Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely. "

" The kid who throws his spaghetti from the high chair onto his father's face, he's pushing back. He's sticking it to the man as he sees it. I like that. So that is punk. "

" 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. "

" To anger female voters in America is to tread on the tiger's tail. Women turn out in huge numbers, and they are well aware of how their bodies work and what they need. "

" I'm a big fan of the American Tapes label. But that's very hard to keep a grip on that because you blink your eyes and they've released three records, all of which are limited edition, all sold at one show. So you have to follow in drips and drops on eBay, which I do. "

" I was at the first Minor Threat show, and you could tell, 'This band is going to be the king of the town.' It was obvious. They were so good. "

" I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent. "

" 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. "

" I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place. "

" Trying to write music, be in a band and keep it all happening is one of the hardest, morale-destroying, heartbreaking things you will ever try to do - and that's when it's going well. "

" We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost. "

" I have come to the conclusion that it's a waste of time to have too much pride in anything. Perhaps it's good to have a sense of duty, a jealous zeal to protect or improve, but pride ultimately is only that which stands vulnerable to offense and degradation. "

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

" I'm very boring. "

" Collecting records is, for many, beyond a hobby. "

" For a long time, when I was very young, I went to go see arena rock bands. I was 16, and it was all I could get in to see, legally. And I saw Led Zeppelin and Ted Nugent and Van Halen and all that. "

" I would like go to Palestine and interview people there about what their lives are like; same thing in Iran. "

" I am on until I am dead, like a light bulb. "

" If American forces leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is going to do what to America? Don't say you're worried about what they will do to the Afghan people. If that was America's concern, America's operational presence there would be much different. "

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

" Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice. "

" 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. "

" In Israel, there's a lot to learn from anyone, because to live there you've got to deal with the truth. Things happen real fast. Your day goes from cool to catastrophic in one second. Israelis know that the cafe you're in could blow up, or the shopping mall, and they rock that. "

" I don't cuss in songs. It's too easy. "

" I know I was a generic dysfunctional child, but I think a lot of people are. "