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" There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio. "

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" I started dating JD Samson from Le Tigre, and suddenly I was listening to more up-tempo music and old dance music, like ESG and Gang of Four, and I thought, 'Wow. This is fun.' "

" I love visual gags and gimmicks; I love them. "

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