The music industry's actions at the time of 9/11 and since have been actions driven by patriotism in most instances, and greed and stupidity to a lesser degree. Sounds like real life doesn't it?

This is your here, this is your now, let it be magical!

The world is full of Kings and Queens, Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.

The best subjects are always people, who never fail to amaze me by their unpredictability.

My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who taught me the importance of hard work and a meaningful education.

If you listen to fools... The Mob Rules!

For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life

Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer

It is just that heavy metal musicians write in minor keys, and when you do that, you frighten people.

Lyrically I like to use themes that make the listener use his or her imagination, and to give a little of the lessons I've learned in my own life.

I always wanted to be a basketball player.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people.

Seek those who find your road agreeable your personality and mind stimulating your philosophy acceptable and your experiences helpful. Let those who do not seek their own kind.

When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth.

If I am all mankind, are they themselves without me?

The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.

The world that you can go walk outside and walk around the block. That's reality. The reality that's being talked about is something else entirely.

I had privately changed 'This, too, shall pass' into 'You, too, shall die'.

I've always said that I'm open to changes in the relations between Cuba and the U.S., but that Cuba must make changes also.

Anything that has to do with rock seems to be on the decline. There's not a lot of rock stations or MTV anymore, you just go on Youtube.

You aren't accountable to anyone, teachers or family but to yourself. Make sure your surrounding s are clean in all aspects