"Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes."

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"Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes."

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"I think this confusion leads intellectuals and artists themselves to believe that the elite arts and humanities are a kind of higher, exalted form of human endeavor."

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"The music industry is saying, This is the format, and if you'll fit into this format, you can be on radio, and if radio will play you, MTV will expose you, and MTV will expose you, we'll sell records."

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"There's so much history amongst ourselve that reminds us of something, and we start cracking up."

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"If your album sells, that's cool, more people find out about you, more people get turned on to what we're really about-which is a live rock and roll band."

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"Formats are going to change because this is what the people want. It's not what the labels want."

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"I harbored a lot of resentment as a teenager and as a young adult. I still have a problem with authority, I'm trying to listen!"

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"I've got five kids and I'm married, Tommy's got two kids and he's been married, Vince just got married again, Mick's out of a relationship, Tommy's single as well. We've done a lot in our life, we've covered a lot of miles."

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"I forgive my mom for being a psycho and my dad for being a loser."

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