Quote #14

(On performing) We do this because we have to. Do we look like we're having fun?

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  1. We're sucking the gooey cellulite from modern music. Reductive synthesis. We do it all for you.
  2. We do give straight answers, but nobody believes them.
  3. People accuse us of trying to be glamorous! We don't wear these because we like them. We have to! They're protective gear.
  4. We were taking our inspiration from the high and the low; the biggest ideas, and the dumbest ideas.
  5. Like the Bible, devolution is basically an extended joke. One man's doughnut is another man's death.
  6. Being in a band is really great when you're 20. When you're 30, it's kind of 'Spinal Tap,' and when you're 40, it's just pathetic.
  7. Besides, God isn't dead / He's in your head / Right where he ought to be.
  8. We've been called a 'no-hit wonder.' We don't care.

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