Guitarist Quotes

“I've always had a problem with the average macho man - they've always been a threat to me.”

“I definitely feel closer to the feminine side of the human being than I do the male - or the American idea of what a male is supposed to be. Just watch a beer commercial and you'll see what I mean.”

“Never met a wise man, if so its a woman.”

“I only remember a few things about Jimmy Carter. He had big lips and liked peanuts. I now know that Jimmy Carter was and is a good man.”

“I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.”

“You do learn things and one of them is that happiness has nothing to do with validation from other people, the important thing is being happy with yourself ... finding something that is important to you and sticking with it no matter what anyone says. The truth is you've got to really be tough because there are all kinds of forces that are always trying to get you to do things their way ... trying to tell you that you are throwing your life away if you don't follow their advice.”

“I like the comfort in knowing that women are the only future in rock and roll.”

“My lyrics are a big pile of contradictions.”

“I don’t wanna have any other kind of job. I can’t work among people. I may as well try & make a career out of this. All my life my dream has been to be a big rock star - just may as well abuse it while you can.”

“I hate myself, and I want to die”

“If you're a sexist, racist, homophobe, or basically an asshole, don't buy this CD. I don't care if you like me, I hate you.”

“Load up our guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend”

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”

“You create attention to attract attention.”

“Why in the hell do journalists insist on coming up with a second rate Freudian evaluation on my lyrics when 90% of the time they've transcribed the lyrics incorrectly?”

“I'm a spokesman for myself. It just so happens that there's a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find that frightening at times because I'm just as confused as most people. I don't have the answers for anything.”

“The future of rock belongs to women.”

“Punk rock should mean freedom, liking and excepting anything that you like. Playing whatever you want. As sloppy as you want. As long as it's good and it has passion.”

“I'm a much happier guy than a lot of people think I am.”

“My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist.”

“I'm going to be a superstar musician, kill myself, and go out in a flame of glory.”

“Married, Married, Married! Buried! Yeah yeah yeah yeah”

“I'm really interested in smells. I think I'd like to own a perfumery someday.”

“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”

“I don't want to be a spokesperson.”