I want to be identified with the negro; until he gets his rights, we shall never have ours.
I get my sticks and go out to the shed, and I pound on that drum like it was my boss's head.
I don't have the same restrictions that other people do because I never painted myself into a corner. I've always done things that didn't necessarily fit the form. I've never felt limited in that respect in terms of songwriting.
So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots.
I must of woke up this morning with a bug up my ass, I think I'll just haul off and belt the next jerk that I pass.
If you're not satisfied with the way the world is, or if you think the world can be better, you have to figure out a way to know yourself and better yourself. Then you have the assurance that something in the world has improved.
There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyone endures a certain amount of dishonesty in their everyday lives.
Remember that Cosby show where he harrassed the children? Well I put on a little suit and because I am so small they invited me on but nobody was laughing at my jokes. I guess I'm just, too, particularly smart for them.
There is the happiness which comes from creative effort. The joy of dreaming, creating, building, whether in painting a picture, writing an epic, singing a song, composing a symphony, devising new invention, creating a vast industry.
Long conversations with pals when neither you nor they have had a drink can be a test of palship.
In my job you can't just put your head in the sand and throw partisan bombshells. You have to get results.