"As a musician, I have always refrained from criticizing another artist."

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Source : "The Rumpus interview with Jill Sobule". Interview with Stephen Elliott, therumpus.net. July 30, 2009.

Jill Sobule

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“A home without a cat â€” and a well-fed, well-petted and properly revered cat â€” may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?”
“I know that Dad was an idol to millions who grew up loving his music and his ideals. But to me he wasn't a musician or a peace icon, he was the father I loved and who let me down in so many ways. After the age of five, when my parents separated, I saw him only a handful of times, and when I did he was often remote and intimidating. I grew up longing for more contact with him but felt rejected and unimportant in his life. ... ... While Dad was fast becoming one of the wealthiest men in his field, Mum and I had very little and she was going out to work to support us.”
“A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.”
“Excuses are used to justify leaving the scene of truth without changing.”
“Women and rhythm-section first!?”
“The most important quote about poetry and politics that I know is from a different situationist, Guy Debord. He was locked in a debate with the French Surrealists, many of whom by the 40s and 50s were part of the French communist party apparatus. Many Surrealists eventually argued for instrumentalizing art for political ends. Debord countered, "I don't want to put poetry in the service of revolution. I want to put revolution in the service of poetry".”
“I think it would be lovely to see some features on a disc of 'The Rocketeer,' with some reminiscing. I think that would be dynamite.”
“Places like New York are just too intense, too much about money, too much about ambition; it's all too superficial for me.”

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