“Work through the troughs and there’ll be peaks. It’s better that way. A straight line is very boring. And life isn’t a sprint, it’s a cross-country marathon.”

Eric Sykes, Uncut, July 2006

“We never understood the concept of people going onstage and giving anything less than 100 percent. Maybe that’s a blue-collar work ethic, but I call it just ethics. People are paying to see a show. You asked them to be there. You’re not doing anybody a favor. You asked them to be there. So, give 100 percent.”

Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band, The Onion, June 7

“I hate doing homework at shows.”

14-year old Asya of ‘Tween indie-rockers Smoosh, The L Magazine,
June 7-20