Science is moving closer to weaponry, and Art is moving closer to commercialism. And never the twain shall meet.
FRANK ZAPPABeauty is a pair of shoes that makes you wanna die.
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A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment.
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There is no such thing as a dirty word. Nor is there a word so powerful, that it’s going to send the listener to the lake of fire upon hearing it.
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To me absurdity is the only reality.
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One size does not fit all.
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Beauty is a pair of shoes that makes you wanna die.
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The more you can escape from how horrible things really are, the less it’s going to bother you and then, the worse things get.
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If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
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We could improve worldwide mental health if we acknowledged that parents can make you crazy.
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If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.
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Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
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You are what you is, you is what you am, you ain’t what you’re not. So see what you got?
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Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on.
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If your children ever find out how lame you really are, they’ll murder you in your sleep.
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Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best.
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Power will be maintained by the groovy guy or gal who gets the most media coverage for his sleaze. Naturally, his friends in various businesses will do okay, too.
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Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
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Anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement.
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A composer’s job involves the decoration of fragments of time.
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Sometimes you got to get sick before you can feel better.
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The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it’s profitable to continue the illusion.
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The most important thing to do in your life is to not interfere with somebody else’s life.
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There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.
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A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.
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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
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You can bet everything will come to an end. It’s going to be ugly and it’s going to be a mess, and it’s going to be something that somebody did in the name of God.
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Music is always a commentary on society.
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