Quote #28

Music's pretty cool and I'm glad to be a part of it. Sometimes when you reach for the stars, you end up in the fucking shit. I don't believe in God. I don't believe in America. I don't believe in rock-and-roll. I believe in me.

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  8. Don't judge yourself by somebody else's standards. You will always lose.

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