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" Seven-11 is the pulse-beat of America. I think that Bruce Springsteen should do a song about a 7-11 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, but write it in such a way that American's youth can identify and slurp along with the Boss. Hail the Boss! Hail 7-11! "

Henry Rollins

Song

Boss

America

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" I consider any gun that can chamber a round and send a projectile down its barrel at a high rate of speed into my body - causing me injury or death - to be an assault weapon. "

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Body

" When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break. "

" You can pass all the gun legislation you want. None of it will make me feel any more or less safe than I do right at this moment. "

" To my ears, jazz sounds better in warm weather and after the sun has gone down. While I will listen to some of my favorite jazz records in cooler weather, it's the warmer nights that really make them come alive. Something about those sounds and the heat of the night really makes it happen for me. "

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Night

" I have always maintained that Iggy Pop is the Heavyweight Champion of Rock & Roll. "

" I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work. "

" The first several years of my life were used to upload incredible amounts of fear, and I just became afraid of everything. I was afraid of my parents, afraid of my classmates, afraid of the streets of Washington, D.C. I would flinch at every gesture. "

" My laptop seems to know where I am, even if I don't. My cellphone asks me if I want directions to anywhere from the spot I am standing in. I buy a record online and Amazon.com sends me letters, telling me that people who bought what I bought also bought these other records. "

" It's not lost on me that everyone dies, but some people have a kind of immortality about them, and you can't imagine that they will ever be gone. "

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Some People

Lost

" I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it. "

" 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 most comfortable on stage. "

" I think self-reliance and self-responsibility and self-accountability will help you as a parent, a teacher, as a citizen as a friend. "

" I was in Pakistan in Islamabad when Bhutto was assassinated, and the next day, you know, there's just plumes of smoke everywhere. I mean, Islamabad is on fire. "

" When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive. "

" Amy Winehouse was not a person I ever met, and I can't say that I am overly conversant in all of her music. I do have her albums, and years ago, when I first heard her sing, I thought she was extraordinary. The tone of her voice, her phrasing, her raw appearance - these qualities were extremely captivating to me. "

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Music

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