Someone will inevitably find something wrong in almost everything, so do what it is that you do best and remember to have enough tolerance for two.
BRANDON BOYDMusic has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn’t come out the same if we’re not really excited about it.
More Brandon Boyd Quotes
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I attribute a scab to the present state of society. The way the scab looks in its worst state is gross and chaotic and horrible, that’s now, but when it breaks away, there’s a brand new piece of skin that’s stronger than before. It’s like creation out of chaos.
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Men have a lot less to write about, unless you’re somebody like Tom Waits or John Lennon. And the female voice is much more suited to melody. Men have this barky thing – we’re domesticated apes with a microphone.
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The girl I find who wants to talk about quantum theory in a bar is the one I want to marry.
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Art is everywhere, and everywhere is art.
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I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it’s made illegal.
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Music is a lot more like solving an intricate puzzle with moments of pure, random creative bliss… whereas painting is much more purely random creative bliss with moments of problem solving.
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I get out on my bike almost every day. If I can’t walk somewhere, I’ll bike or skateboard.
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I follow a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, which can be challenging in some places.
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Insecurities are about as useful as trying to put the pin back in the grenade.
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Female artists are the perfect example of a creator: They know how to make life and art with their bodies. Life comes from their bodies, so on a very basic level, they have more to write about.
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Too bad the things that make you mad are my favorite things.
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I haven’t had sex with many people in my life, and everyone just assumes that I’m good in bed!! I guess that’s a compliment.
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Some people fall in love and touch the sky. Some people fall in love and find quicksand. I hover somewhere in between, I swear, I can’t make up my mind.
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Above our heads exists an infinity of unfathomable fantasiastics: and fields of future fireside fables trail close behind
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Pop is an easy way for evil business people to make a lot of money. But I find myself humming a Christina Aguilera song every once in a while.
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