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"You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music."
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"It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white."

"At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron."

"I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving."

"I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life."

"And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle."

"I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out."
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"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."

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