May 18, 2005
Is Jessica Alba a Christian?
(Filed under: Spirituality)"I used to be. When I was a kid, yeah. One of the reasons why I chose not to be a born-again Christian anymore is because a lot of people gave me a lot of grief for just being a woman and made me feel ashamed for having a body because it 'tempted men.' And I didn't understand what that meant, so it was like God created this and if that's what you guys are saying then I shouldn't be ashamed for being a woman, I should embrace it. That was a hard time in my life. It was really a painful thing that I was going through."
-Actress Jessica Alba, who got her start on Dark Angel and stars in Sin City and the Fantastic Four. (Source: Access Hollywood, March 22, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 9:31 AM
May 17, 2005
Relient K's Matt Thiessen on Satisfaction
(Filed under: Inspiration)"That's probably the most satisfying thing about doing what we do is just the feedback from actually being a positive influence on somebody. It seems bigger than just selling records."
-Matt Thiessen, frontman for Relient K who recently released Mmhmm. (AP, May 14, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 11:48 AM | Comments (2)
May 9, 2005
Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria on a Higher Power
(Filed under: Spirituality)"In college I went from being a Catholic to being non-denominational to being a Christian, but now I just want to believe in a higher power. That's a good way to live."
-Eva Longoria who stars in the TV show Desperate Housewives (Rolling Stone, May 5, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 6:35 PM
May 5, 2005
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo on Eastern Philosophy
(Filed under: Spirituality)"I have so much appreciation for what my parents' generation did for opening up our country to Eastern philosophy and raising me like that. I feel so lucky."
-Rivers Cuomo, frontman for Weezer who's new album Make Believe comes out next week. (Rolling Stone, May 5, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:56 AM
May 2, 2005
Cake's Josh McCrea: We're Not Dancing Bears
(Filed under: Business)"We're not a fancy jukebox or the dancing bears at Chucky Cheese, so sometimes we forget to play something people want to hear. But we're definitely very comfortable with the concept that we’re in a service occupation where we have to balance wanting to do the right thing musically with being there to entertain people and give them what they want."
-Josh McCrea of the band Cake, who recently released Pressure Chief. (Hear Say, April 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 11:32 AM
Cake's Josh McCrea: Music Biz as NASCAR
(Filed under: Business)"I think more and more with the way the music industry is, bands are gonna start taking cues from NASCAR racers and wear ads on their outfits. That's given the fact that people want music for free, yet they might not realize in order for it to be made that artists have to pay for studio time, food and rent. It's basically a case of spoiled children wanting free candy, and though it's easy to want things for free, it's hard for musicians to convince landlords that rent should be free."
-Josh McCrea of the band Cake, who recently released Pressure Chief. (Hear Say, April 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 10:36 AM