American - Musician | November 20, 1965 -
When you get to a point where you're not beholden to a record company, then it's up to you to say, 'OK, enough knob-turning. We're done.'
Mike D
EnoughYouDoneSayCompanyUp
I'm always careful to even guess, at any juncture, about things before we do them.
AlwaysThingsCarefulEvenGuess
LL Cool J is very well known in Hollywood. He's an established commodity across several platforms, including motion pictures.
CoolPicturesHollywoodMotionWell
The bottom line with a lot of bands that funk is being applied to is that they don't really listen to funk and aren't versed in funk. Like, you know, Gordon Lightfoot.
YouKnowListenLineBottomFunk
I feel no compunction to defend L.A. People criticize it, and for the most part, it's well-founded.
PeopleFeelDefendMostI FeelPart
I'm the first to admit that we were totally dependent on a particular place and time... for us, seeing Minor Threat at the CBGB hardcore matinee was just as necessary a force in our lives as the Treacherous Three at Club Negril or the Funky Four + One More at the Rock Lounge.
TimeSeeingAdmitPlaceThreeRock
I know for myself, and maybe I'm weird or whatever, but the whole thing is about constantly redefining identity.
MyselfIdentityWeirdKnowWhatever
No Catholics in my family.
FamilyCatholics
L.A. is a town built upon segregated, individual fantasies.
IndividualBuiltTownSegregated
On 'Check Your Head' and 'Ill Communication,' most of the lyrics are much more, 'OK, you take that, and I'll say that' - they're split up.
CommunicationYouSayMoreHeadUp
I don't know if it's just me getting older or if it's a reflection of times changing, but it just seems to me like among most of my friends and peers, there's a lot more time being spent at home than out.
HomeTimeReflectionGetting Older
My parents were very, very good about not separating us as kids from their adult friends. So on any given night, we'd have, like, this kind of freak show - artists and art dealers coming over. And these are the people I feel like I learned from.
GoodArtParentsPeopleNightFeel
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