"Art should be appreciated with passion and violence, not with a tepid, depreciating elegance that fears the censoriousness of a common room."

-- W. Somerset Maugham

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“The only unfair fight is the one you lose.”
“I was a student in London in the '70s, so CBGB really wasn't on my radar at all. Obviously, I was aware of the emergence of the Police in England and as an art student, I was very aware of David Byrne, but I suppose my musical taste at that time certainly didn't stretch towards the Dead Boys or the Ramones.”
“People who grow bored in their own company seem to me in danger.”
“I let everyone have [the] space to do what they want, but I think I'm still a bit of a perfectionist.”

Source : "Dungen". Interview with Brandon Stosuy, pitchfork.com. March 27, 2005.
“The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.”
“But doing what I do, you will never get unanimity of people.”
“I still come closest to success with drawing.”
“Joining a band of brothers together, a group with one common interest or mission, whether as a company, a team, or a motorcycle club, requires not only a commitment to loyalty but an understanding of self-preservati on as well..”

Source : FaceBook post by Sonny Barger from Jan 30, 2015

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