It’s one thing to buy a copy of ‘Atlas Shrugged.’ You actually have to read it to get anything out of it.
Michele Bachmann is always a great person to go to for an opinion about anything. She has a very active and interesting mind.
More and more, journalism seems to have hopped out of Truth’s pocket and crept into another.
An appreciation of animals is good for a human, it can lead to a better understanding and respect for all living things.
Music keeps you young. Having music in your life keeps you open to things.
If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.
I’d love to talk to Janeane Garafalo or Randi Rhodes or Stephanie Miller from Air America. I’m an Air American junkie; I listen to them every day.
I think there is something very interesting about people who live day to day in an environment where they could get taken out by a wild animal. There has to be some kind respect that is derived from that relationship.
America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians.
Canadians are often a friendly bunch.
Castle Face Records, run by The Oh Sees main man, Johnny Dwyer is always worth checking in with.
Certainly, there are huge, multiplatinum bands whose singers command their audience’s attention. Sadly, much of the time they have little to say.
Citizens United didn’t work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.
I get along with Australians really well. Everyone’s usually really cool, and it’s always a drag to leave.
I think Naomi Klein was very astute with her book ‘Shock Doctrine.’ We make money on disaster.
When you are young, there is so much ahead of you, it’s like the Saharan desert. You can’t even see across it.
Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.
I would hate to think that some people have found themselves in a musical cul-de-sac and have ceased to explore new music, or at least music that is new to them, because they are so glued to the past.
I’ve been on ‘Jay Leno,’ and everyone likes Jay, but being on that show is a really boring afternoon. I sincerely like Jay, but I wouldn’t want his job, because I’d have to interview Kathy Ireland, and there’s nothing there I’d want to know.
I guess I am famous in a way. I would rather consider it recognizable – I think that is more logical. I don’t feel famous.