October 30, 2003
P.O.D.'s Sonny Sandoval on Marcos Curiel
(Filed under: Relationships)"I love the guy. He just needs to grow up. [Wuv, Traa and I] have always been the three men in the group. Marcos has always been the little boy that we try to take care of."
-Sonny Sandoval, lead singer of P.O.D., talking about Marcos Curiel and his headline-grabbing departure from the band. Recent P.O.D. albums include Payable on Death, Satellite, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, The Warriors EP, Brown and Snuff the Punk. The Still Payin' Dues DVD is also available. (Source: Relevant, November/December 2003)
Other P.O.D. Quotables:
Sonny Sandoval on Rock Bottom
Wuv on Positive Music
Sonny Sandoval on Success
Sonny Sandoval on Sharing Faith
Jason Truby on Shaping Lives
Traa Daniels on Being Inspiring
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 3:50 PM
October 29, 2003
P.O.D.'s Sonny Sandoval on Success
(Filed under: Materialism)"This whole success and this whole thing of being in a band, for me it's just a blessing. I never want it to change me. But it's almost like everyone around me changes. They expect you to roll in a Mercedes Benz. They want you to be this rock star."
-Sonny Sandoval, lead singer of P.O.D. Recent P.O.D. albums include Payable on Death, Satellite, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, The Warriors EP, Brown and Snuff the Punk. The Still Payin' Dues DVD is also available. (Source: Relevant, November/December 2003)
Other P.O.D. Quotables:
Sonny Sandoval on Rock Bottom
Wuv on Positive Music
Sonny Sandoval on Marcos Curiel
Sonny Sandoval on Sharing Faith
Jason Truby on Shaping Lives
Traa Daniels on Being Inspiring
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 3:47 PM
P.O.D.'s Sonny Sandoval on Sharing Faith
(Filed under: Spirituality)"I don't meet other bands and they say, 'I hear you're a born again Christian.' They just want to hang out and see what kind of person you are. That's when they start to say, 'These guys are different. They do believe in something that's real.'"
-Sonny Sandoval, lead singer of P.O.D. Recent P.O.D. albums include Payable on Death, Satellite, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, The Warriors EP, Brown and Snuff the Punk. The Still Payin' Dues DVD is also available. (Source: Relevant, November/December 2003)
Other P.O.D. Quotables:
Sonny Sandoval on Rock Bottom
Wuv on Positive Music
Sonny Sandoval on Marcos Curiel
Sonny Sandoval on Success
Jason Truby on Shaping Lives
Traa Daniels on Being Inspiring
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 3:42 PM
Secondhand Lions Writer/Director on the Human Condition
(Filed under: Spirituality)"I think I'm trying to find, I don't know, maybe God or universal truth. I think movies and all of literature are the one thing that helps us communicate the human condition, and it makes us feel less alone."
-Tim McCanlies, writer and director of Secondhand Lions, starring Haley Joel Osment, Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. (Source: Relevant, November/December 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 3:33 PM
October 24, 2003
Clay Aiken on Cookie-cutter Pop Stars
(Filed under: Celebrity)"I don't know why people relate to me, but my guess is that they're tired of beautiful, cookie-cutter pop stars. They don't believe them, and they don't trust them."
-American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken, who recently released his debut album, Measure of a Man. (Source: Time, October 13, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 4:09 PM
October 23, 2003
Clay Aiken on Artistry
(Filed under: Artistry)"I'm not an artist. I'm just a guy who was on a reality show -- and I didn't even win!"
-American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken, who recently released his debut album, Measure of a Man. (Source: Time, October 13, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 4:30 PM
Al Green on Gospel vs. Soul
(Filed under: Artistry)"Am I gonna hear about it? Hell, yes! See, I'm a real preacher. ... For a long time, people would say, 'You can't sing "Love and Happiness" because that's not a gospel song.' And then I started to think, 'What's the second verse of "Love and Happiness"?' [Singing] 'Be good to me, and I'll be good to you/We'll be together to see each other walk away with victory.' Now, if we don't wanna see each other walk away with victory, something must be wrong."
-Legendary soul-singer-turned-preacher, Al Green, on whether or not he'll get flack for straying from gospel music on his mainstream release, I Can't Stop. (Source: RollingStone, October 22, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 4:12 PM
October 22, 2003
Bono on the iPod
(Filed under: Technology)"It's like the Pope of software meeting with the Dalai Lama of integration."
-U2's Bono describing the launch of iTunes for Windows. (Source: Apple, October 16, 2003)
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Dean Kamen on Impact
(Filed under: Activism)"If you want your life to matter, no consumer product can be as important as a medical advance, even one that most people never hear about."
-Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway and a number of medical breakthroughs. (Source: Biography, October, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:09 PM | Comments (3)
Angelina Jolie on Children
(Filed under: Family)"[He] changed everything, but in the most wonderful way. Everything that should matter, matters. He's absolutely the center of my life."
-Angelina Jolie, of Tomb Raider fame, describing her two-year-old son, Maddox. (Source: Biography, October, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:05 PM
Dave Matthew on Peace
(Filed under: Politics)"Yeah, [peace] is a tough sell. But I can't help what I believe. I'm not saying that we should lie down and allow ourselves to be pummeled. But the great people in the world who made the most powerful changes -- very often they are people who talked about peace. Whether it's Martin Luther King or Ghandi or Nelson Mandela or Christ. I mean, what about 'Thou shalt not kill' don't you understand? God said don't. And God's a very powerful tool, especially when missused."
-Dave Matthews, who recently released his solo album, Some Devil. (Source: Spin, November, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:01 PM
October 20, 2003
Pamela Anderson on Chickens
(Filed under: Activism)"If people knew how KFC treats chickens, they'd never eat another drumstick. ... I am calling for a boycott of all KFC restaurants until my friends at PETA tell me that you have agreed to be kinder in your practices."
-Pamela Anderson, in a letter to Kentucky Fried Chicken on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). (Source: KFCCruelty.com, October 15, 2003[PDF])
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 8:36 AM
October 19, 2003
Beyonce Knowles on Hypocrisy
(Filed under: Appearance)"God is okay with me being sexy. ... God is the main person in my life and I wouldn't do anything to offend him. People say it's hypocritical to wear sexy clothes and then sing about God -- but it's not like that at all. I obviously wouldn't wear hot pants in normal life or if I was going to church. ... I have a personal relationship with God and I don't see any problem with what I wear or how I dance on stage. Anything that I feel uncomfortable doing, I wouldn't do."
-Beyonce Knowles from Destiny's Child. (Source: Asian News International, October 15, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:11 PM
Beyonce Knowles on Church
(Filed under: Spirituality)"Church is my sanctuary, the place I go to let go. Every time I go to church, I feel like I'm baptized, I can start over. I go to church and cry from happiness, sadness, and feel rejuvenated. Whatever's wrong in my life, I am relaxed and at peace when I can feel God. I know everything is okay when I am connected with God."
-Beyonce Knowles from Destiny's Child. (Source: TeenHollywood.com, August 10, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:06 PM
October 17, 2003
Mandy Moore on Artistry
(Filed under: Artistry)"[The record company] was like, 'Here are your songs.' I was like, 'Hi, I'm 14. I'll do anything.' Those albums are why I'm here today, but goddamn, I should give a refund to anyone who bought my first record."
-Mandy Moore, talking about her new album Coverage, a collection of cover songs she recorded without her record company's knowledge to avoid their input. (Source: Spin, November 2003)
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October 15, 2003
Beyonce Knowles on Being a Lady
(Filed under: Spirituality)"I have standards. There are things I will not do ... I always carry myself like a lady. I don't feel like I ever do anything raunchy ... It's entertainment and I believe God is OK with that."
-Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, explaining how she draws the line on lesbian kissing (see Britney Spears and Madonna at the 2003 MTV VMAs) but has God's blessing to strut around in hot pants. (Source: Sky News, October 15, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 12:46 PM
October 7, 2003
Thrice's Dustin Kensrue on Celebrity
(Filed under: Celebrity)"It's pretty awesome. A lot of people throw underwear at bands, but our kids bring us books."
-Dustin Kensrue, singer/guitarist for Thrice, who just released their Island records debut, Artist in the Ambulance. (Source: Alternative Press, November 2003)
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Claudio Sanchez writes his own Bible
(Filed under: Spirituality)"I personally don't have any kind of religion. My mother is a Christian, and I always kind of think that the Bible is just a story--no offense to you or anyone. Honestly, that's what I feel the Bible is, and if it is, then maybe I can make one up, too. It's a book about the things that happened before we are now. At the same time, I know that this is not real. I'm not thinking that my thoughts are correct and that's what people are to believe. They're ridiculous, so maybe the Bible is."
-Coheed & Cambria's singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez about his quadrilogy of albums that he sees as his own version of the Bible. It involves Adam and Eve-like characters who must sacrifice their children to save the universe. (Source: Alternative Press, November 2003)
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Geoff Rickly on Using Big Words
(Filed under: Artistry)"Sometimes I'll be like, 'Oh, man, this stuff is too obscure and crazy, and people aren't going to get it' -- but what can you do about that? It's just the music we make. You can't cater it, and you can't play down to people. You can't assume people are stupid. I'm not going to put in an extra chorus because it's catchy or take out some bigger words because I think people won't get them. You just have to say what you want, I guess. At least that's what I have to tell myself."
-Geoff Rickly lead singer for Thursday, whose War All the Time album came out last month. (Source: Alternative Press, November 2003)
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Kobe Bryant on Faith
(Filed under: Crime)"My escape is faith. Sometimes it doesn't seem like there's a light at the end of the tunnel. You pray, you have faith. The next thing you know, the light is brighter than ever."
-Basketball player Kobe Bryant, when asked if basketball would be his escape from the media circus surrounding his criminal case for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman. (Source: Sportsline.com, October 6, 2003)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 8:20 AM