"The Woodshed Orchestra trade in exuberance and might, a glistening thunderslap on the hind of musical atrophy. These songs leap from disc to lap, a many-legged beast trundling with joy and vision."

-- Dave Bidini

#Song Quotes #Joy Quotes #Musical Quotes

“Sometimes limbo is a tolerable place to be stuck.”
“I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.”
“We can't cure a shortage by increasing the supply.”
“You know people. Most of them donâ€™t hear anything. Those who hear - donâ€™t listen. A few who listen - donâ€™t understand. And those who could understandâ€¦ they donâ€™t care.”
“I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me.”

Source : "Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, listen.sdpb.org. April 23, 2012.
“I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. I suppose that now, I must become more than either.”
“No particular man is necessary to the state. We may depend on it that, if we provide the country with popular institutions, those institutions will provide it with great men.”
“Even at the time, I realised this couldn't be right, that this interpretation didn't fit with the rest of the lyrics. But that wasn't an issue with me. The song was about what I said, and I used to listen to it again and again, on my own, whenever I got the chance.”

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