I was completely crazy and mad when I was young. I was absolutely in love with the dissolute. John Hurt Read Quote
Most of the creative industries have been deskilled by these really powerful ideologies of punk in music and Warhol in the visual arts. I think it would be great for us collectively to ask whether it’s had a negative or positive effect in contributing imaginative stuff to our culture. David Longstreth Read Quote
I always had influences musically with punk, and then growing up, I dyed my hair every color. I did the dip-dye blue, before anybody was dip-dyeing their hair. And streaks of pinks and purples and whatnot. Leigh Lezark Read Quote
One of the saddest things I’ve ever done is download ‘I’m A Teenage Dirtbag’ by Wheatus and play along with it with my headphones on. Oh, God. If you were to walk in and see me do that, you would really worry for me. Ben Miller Read Quote
As much as only playing clubs can become tedious, performing in huge venues can also become off-putting. To go from one to the other feels great. And sometimes playing clubs can be even more stressful, because you really have to think about what you’re going to tell the audience between songs. Stromae Read Quote
Journalists dedicate their lives to covering war – they make many personal sacrifices, and it’s not something that’s gender-based. In a place like Libya where there’s heavy fighting, it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
I’m going to get a pair of wire-snips, and I’ve also started a new campaign to have blank CDs on jukeboxes so you can play the silence. Billy Childish Read Quote
Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven’t had that what have you had? Henry James Read Quote
I listen to everything that comes in. I’m not real worried about demo sound quality. I can hear through that sort of thing. If a band can play, then they can play. Greg Ginn Read Quote
The Bundesliga is much quicker; it’s more physical than the Liga, which is more technical. Xabi Alonso Read Quote
