I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only as long as) individual citizens give it a temporary license to exist -…

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Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not.

Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not.

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who...

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who...

Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in...

Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in...

Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not

Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf...

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf...

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...

Without deviation progress is not possible.

Without deviation progress is not possible.

It isnt necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice there are two...

It isnt necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice there are two...

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go...

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go...

I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be...

I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be...

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules,...

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules,...

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted...

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted...

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say,...

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say,...