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" You don't even wish for the success that I had, because you don't think it's attainable. "
Tom DeLonge
You
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" They say Einstein died while he was still trying to figure out gravity. I think I'm going to die still trying to figure out some of the things about Blink. "
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" Angels and Airwaves is a complete, pure reflection of who I am. The philosophy, the spiritualism, the esotericism, the idea of hope and space and the themes about life and grandeur... that's all me. "
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" Most bands, if something goes wrong, they cower and walk off stage and fire people. "
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" When you see opportunities in your life, you've got to analyze, 'Why was that choice given to me?' "
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" I've never been a jam-band sort of musician. "
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" I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol.' "
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" I always want to do different things. I'm always obsessed with trying to do different things. "
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" You know, if a band on a label sold a few hundred thousand copies of their record these days, they wouldn't make any money. But if a band can pump out 10 million copies of a record for free, and 50,000 of those fans come to the band's website to watch pay-per-view videos or buy a t-shirt, that's roughly $10 million in revenue per year. "
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" So many artists today will talk about green this or organic that, but you know what? What we are eating, I think, is really doing a lot of bad to us. I'm not sure if I'm the guy to do it right now, because I have to clean up my house too, so to speak, but we've got to start addressing this. Too many people are getting sick today. "
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" I used to get so jealous if my wife liked another band more than my own. Come to think of it, I still do. "
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" People are different when they're 30 than they are when they're 16. "
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" In ten years I will become president of the United States Of America. "
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" I don't believe that I'm better than anybody, but I do believe that I'll try harder than most and I hope that people just join me for a little bit of a ride. "
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" Whether it's at their job, or their family, whatever - everyone feels that they're stuck in some kind of struggle. The idea is how to find your way out of it. "
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" I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay. I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience. "
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" I write in a very melodic way, so that will never leave. I think my records will always tend to be approachable. "
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" I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore. "
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" When I write in the studio, I tend to gravitate toward the ability to play really loud, aggressive, post-punk stuff, with big, heavy guitars and a big rock drum sound. "
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" My company created a platform called Modlife, this prepackaged website that runs an artist's website. "
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" Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable. "
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" I will eat anything Mexican - a sombrero, hacienda... anything. They've perfected the combo of bread items and the grill. "
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" Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that. "
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" My dad has had a rare form of leukemia since I was in about 7th grade. But they've come up with some amazing drugs since then and he's doing really well today. "
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" It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things. "
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" Every day, I read books on philosophy and science fiction and human consciousness. "
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" There's a time in your life where you're not quite sure where you are. You think everything's perfect, but it's not perfect... Then one day you wake up and you can't quite picture yourself in the situation you're in. But the secret is, if you can picture yourself doing anything in life, you can do it. "
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