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" To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events. "

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" I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down. "

" I was a very repressed young person. I wasn't good at school. I didn't fit in. "

" I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands are from England. I have met many good people there and have been in front of some of the most loyal audiences I have ever encountered. "

" Castle Face Records, run by The Oh Sees main man, Johnny Dwyer is always worth checking in with. "

" I'm not a very good writer. I'm working at it. "

" Russia is tough. The history, the land, the people - brutal. "

" When a band becomes as truly iconic as the Velvet Underground, there will often be a box set released, overburdened with mediocre material that dilutes what was fine left on its own. "

" I think, to a great degree, we humans still divide ourselves into two species, even though we are monotypic. There are males and females. We see them as different and not equal. "

" Nothing brings people together more, then mutual hatred. "

" The ecstatic insanity of romantic pursuit can be so enhanced by music that entire romantic conquests, victories and ruinous, crushing defeats can be tied to songs to such a degree that it's almost unbearable to listen to them again, as they bring back the memories so vividly. "

" This is my own little rock theory: In my mind, Nirvana slayed the hair bands. They shot the top off the poodles. "

" This is my 25th year of being on stage. A lot of people who I kind of toed up to the starting line with are no longer in this position. I feel very, very lucky. "

" August brings into sharp focus and a furious boil everything I've been listening to in the late spring and summer. "

" I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history. "

" When I am in Africa, I realize I don't know much, have not seen much, and there's a lot to be done. "

" Ramones music has a Pavlovian effect on me - the song starts, and the world blurs around the sound. "

" Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter. "

" If I hear, 'Be afraid of Tehran,' I'm like, 'I'd better go to Tehran.' "

" I love to go on stage and sing. "

" If you listen to 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,' by Gil Scott-Heron, that album is dripping with rage. "

" America is off-the-hook gay. I will not go all Ann Coulter on you and say, 'Our gays are better than their gays,' but as far as countries go, we are in-your-face gay. "

" I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone. "

" Young African-American males: Stop existing. It could get you killed. "

" All my big heroes are literary, writers. "

" As performers grow older, I reckon there are two ways they can go. They can either be up there, playing more deeply from their guts than ever, or they can be phoning it in so crassly that it leaves a lump in your throat as you leave the venue at the end of the show. "

" Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here. "

" I love being a storyteller. I love telling stories. "

" I think more tolerance, more people having more access to a chance to be literate, and a chance to stay healthy makes for a more peaceful planet. "

" Canadians are often a friendly bunch. "