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"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."
"Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music."
"It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought, this is it."
"I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise."
"In these confused times, the role of classical music is at the very core of the struggle to reassert cultural and ethical values that have always characterized our country and for which we have traditionally been honored and respected outside our shores."
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"More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result."
"I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing."
"I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics."
"The cartoon is a metaphor really for the fact that it's almost impossible in our celebrity obsessed culture to move around genres and sort of change you ideas, change your face, you know?"
"The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie."
"The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone."
"When you're doing a deal with someone in the southern Sahara, it's a very different way of doing business than in London. You can't sign them in the usual way because they'd end up getting ripped off, which would defeat the object of setting up a label like this."
"And there are no stars and that you're never really sure who's doing what and what voice is what and, you know what I mean? It's supposed to be quite elusive."
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