"The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious."

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Source : Lester Bangs (2013). “Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N'Roll”, p.115, Anchor

Lester Bangs

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“I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves.”
“I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.”
“You can go on like this for a very long time, and no one will notice. You keep thinking you're going to hit some sort of bottom, but I'm here to tell you: There is no bottom.”

Source : Dan Chaon (2009). “Among the Missing”, p.16, Ballantine Books
“We worship God with our entire life - with every decision we make and everything we do”
“At the very worst, if I have a short-lived career, at least I could say I sparked a changeâ€”that I inspired some leniency in what people accept in hip-hop. And if I have a very long career and can be gyrating in a leotard at 35, that would be great.”

Source : "Iggy Azalea Hopes She'll Still Be 'Gyrating in a Leotard at 35'". Interview with Sarah Ball, www.gq.com. January 19, 2015.
“There is a path from me to you that I am constantly looking for.”
“It does look like a very good exercise. But what is the little white ball for?”
“It is awkward to listen to oneself being praised, and I was always a shy man.”

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