Amy Ray on holidays: “I really like the Easter Bunny…and I like Easter because I like Jesus. Because I was raised Christian. Now I’m like a pagan that likes Jesus, sort of. A queer for Jesus is what I am.”
The Dirtbombs on religion: “If I had to get rid of one Commandment it would probably be the ‘take no god before me’…Fuck that. Who died and made you God?”
The Stills on CMJ Music Marathon: “There’s a band everywhere. I’m around too many bands. I’m in a band. My parents are in bands. Everyone’s in a band. Everyone on the street is in a band. You start to go crazy.”
The Secret Machines on recession tips: “Get rid of the dog.”
Sam Champion on indie rock: “Indie rock is hating rock while doing rock. And not getting laid.”
Jukebox the Ghost on George W. Bush: “I’d want him to acknowledge that it’s kind of incredible that he’s been a president for eight years, and being who he is, that that’s even possible. And I feel like I could get him to do that.”
Natalie Walker on make-out albums: “Even my friends have been like ‘Yeah, we were listening to your music and we had to turn it off because we felt like really weird about you being in the room with us while we were like gettin’ it on.”
Alina Simone on love: “I do feel like in this age there are people with unreasonable standards because they think maybe through the Internet they can find the perfect cyborg person that meets all their needs. I suggest hanging out with the real fleshy humans in person.”
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