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I write about my life and the lives of people around me and situations, and the idea's for each record to try to make you a better person, to understand the life that you lead more.

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I know there are some labels that put out music for art's sake, but I don't know which ones.
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I like to write about things that are dark or twisted. Where the poetry seems to be is when you start in the dark and reach for the light - that's what makes it not depressing to me.
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Any band on their first couple records is just trying to keep up with their inspiration.
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Sometimes you actually get caught in the web of things where people are talking about... what kind of breakfast cereal you like.
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I think part of what happens is that small labels want to get bigger. And bigger is not better.
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After all, nothing helps to write lyrics more than to mess around with the language.
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If you're trying to do something different, you can't ask someone to help, because they'll want to make it not different.
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The music as a whole is selfish, but the musicians aren't, The song may go on forever but it's not about competition within the band it's about playing as a band.
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I like to keep my feet on the sidewalk.
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When you try to put everything into music, there's no room left to try to make you think we're cool. We know you think we're cool.
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I think people listen to whatever they think is good.
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You got to risk something to be able to give something, you know?
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I hate that sense of entitlement or the sense of business crawling into playing music.
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Records don't have to be perfect.
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The beauty's in the scars.
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It's fun to toy around with press stuff a little bit, because in many ways it's not a real world.
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I don't mind saying what's on my mind.
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I'm not so much of a joiner.
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I've been playing live gigs since I was 13. I really don't know how to do anything else, and please God strike me down.
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I think more people need to make out.
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