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And I swear that I don't have a gun. No, I don't have a gun. No, I don't have a gun
We're waiting for the dinosaurs to die out. They will die. And then we'll move into their homes.
What are they tuning, a harp? I thought we were a big rich rock band. We should have a whole bunch of extra guitars.
They're claiming that [the grunge bands] finally put Seattle on the map, but, like, what map? ...I mean, we had Jimi Hendrix. Heck, what more do we want?
Interviews (1989)
All drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self-esteem. They’re no good at all. But I’m not going to go around preaching against [them].
Interviews (1989)
I just can’t believe anyone would start a band just to make the scene and be cool and have chicks. I just can’t believe it.
Interviews (1989)
I would like to get rid of the homophobes, sexists, and racists in our audience. I know they're out there and it really bothers me.
Interviews (1989)
In Aberdeen, I hated my best friends with a passion, because they were idiots.
Interviews (1989)
The thrill and embarrassment of becoming international pop stars was too much, so we opened our mouths and put our foot in sometimes.
Interviews (1989)
Jocks have completely taken over music... And just to get back at them, I’m going to start playing basketball.
Interviews (1989)
I can't play [guitar] like Pete Townshend. The flip side of that is that Pete Townshend could probably never have played like me.
Interviews (1989)
This song is dedicated to Frank Zappa, and River Phoenix, Fred Gwynne who played Herman Munster, Dixie Lee Ray, Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neil, and you, dumb ass, who just threw water on me.
I don't blame the average seventeen-year-old punk-rock kid for calling me a sellout. I understand that. And maybe when they grow up a little bit, they'll realize there's more things to life than living out your rock & roll identity so righteously.
All in all is all we are.
I would like to think there's some purity in us, yeah. Naive - y'know, purposely naive.
Interviews (1989)
I'll be the first to admit that we're the 90's version of Cheap Trick or the Knack but the last to admit that it hasn't been rewarding.
Incesticide liner notes (1992)
I'd like to live off the band, but if not, I'll just retire to Mexico or Yugoslavia with a few hundred dollars, grow potatoes, and learn the history of rock through back issues of Creem magazine.
Interviews (1989)
We sound like the Bay City Rollers after an assault by Black Sabbath. And, we vomit onstage better than anyone.
Interviews (1989)
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? [p. 190]
Journals (2002)
To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred or valuable. To be negative at all times is to be threatened by ridiculousness and instant discredibility. [p. 18]
Journals (2002)