- That's not just my attitude, but how the whole band feels. Anyway, when we play, people call out songs for us to do. If I did one, then I'd have to do another, and it would never end. Some of these people just come to have a miserable time. Some of these people just haven't grown with the band--it's not 1981 anymore. I think music is the purest, most direct, most expressive form of communication. We just pick up our guitars and play. That's all there is to it. Whatever comes out, comes out
- People's expectations of what they think we should be doing can be pretty bad sometimes,. We've been around for a long time, and I do at least one song off every album that I've been on. I don't do stuff that the other singer did. That's his stuff, and I don't do his stuff.
- For now, we just want to reach as many people as possible with our music, but never compromise our principles. I want to just write what I want to. We're doing OK, better than the Rams--they're hurtin'.
- I decided to become a musician when I saw The Germs play at The Masque in L.A. in 1978 or 1979. I figured if they can do it, I can, too. I started my own band the very next day.
- I guess the band used to be more image-conscious, but not any more,. We're just a rock 'n' roll band. All those stupid categories, who cares? Before, people thought we were punkers; now we're supposed to be metal. People like to put bands into categories--and we're in a metal box now, but we're really nothing but a rock 'n' roll band . . . when we play, we just get up and do a nice sweaty set
- All a band works for basically is to get your music known. To write music to get known is to sell out. But to have people enjoy the music that you write is a totally different thing.
- No matter how much the music changes, our roots are still punk because we never played any instruments before punk."
- Well, we were on Enigma,. But that doesn't matter anymore--it's all over for them. They're out of business. A lot of labels have expressed interest in signing us; we're just waiting for the best deal."
- I've done five T.S.O.L. albums in six years. Our latest album, 'Strange Love', is doing very well--it's our best yet
- I'll tell you one thing right now: I don't feel guilty about trying to better ourselves financially, I know in my heart I'm still starving. I'm going to take what I can get because I still don't have a car or a house or anything. At this point, I'm lucky to have a girlfriend, and she supports me.
- It's a challenge to get up there and sing without screaming the songs. And then I get to scream in my other two bands. I get to have my cake and eat it too.
- We could have gone the easy route and played the old songs when I got in the band; re-did the old T.S.O.L. and had 500 (fans) in every town. But that would've been it.
- on doing a farewell T.S.O.L. show with Jack Grisham: I want to do it just to end the whole thing and show everybody that they were wrong about a lot of things.
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