September 2, 2005

Fountains of Wayne Cover Britney Spears

"If it's a good song, it doesn't matter if it was originally sung by a tone-deaf monkey."

-Fountains of Wayne lead singer Chris Collingwood on covering Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" on their B-sides and rarities album Out of State Plates. (Paste, Aug./Sept. 2005)

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June 20, 2005

Shakira is Shy

"I'm shy. Super-shy. The most shy person in the world."

Latin pop superstar Shakira, most well-known for wearing next to nothing and belly dancing. (USA Today, June 16, 2005)

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June 2, 2005

Coldplay's Will Champion on Not Playing

"I can't do all that riddly diddly stuff. I'm not good enough. It's all about not playing. I think I'm the best non-playing drummer in the world. No one not-plays like me."

-Will Champion, drummer for Coldplay, who release their X&Y album next week. (Source: Blender, June 2005)

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September 24, 2004

Mark Hamill Embraces the Nerd Side

''I have a nerd soul and I'm embracing it.''

-Mark Hamill (yes, the Luke Skywalker guy), speaking of his current exploits directing the mockumentary Comic Book: The Movie and his Fort Franny project, a kids' show mixing animation and puppets. (Source: Entertainment Weekly, September 24, 2004)

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September 30, 2003

Switchfoot's Jon Foreman Owes U2

"I handed him forty dollars and told him, 'This is for sneaking into your show in London.'"

-Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman on his interaction with U2's Bono. Switchfoot albums include The Beautiful Letdown, Learning to Breathe, New Way To Be Human, The Legend of Chin and The Early Years: 1997-2000, which collects their first three albums. The Live in San Diego DVD is also available. (Source: RollingStone, September 24, 2004)

Other Switchfoot Quotables:
Tim Foreman on Christian Music
Jon Foreman on the Music Biz
Jon Foreman: I'm Not a Religious Salesman
Jon Foreman on "Dare You To Move"

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September 23, 2003

Bob Hartman on the Grammy's

"They make great bookends. I was happy to get the fourth one."

-Petra guitarist Bob Hartman, on Grammy Awards. While Petra has won four Grammy's, they admit that those who vote for the Grammy Awards don't know much about Christian music, so the awards are more a result of name recognition. Petra recently released Jekyll & Hyde, marking more than 30 years in the music industry. (Source: CCM, September 2003)

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September 21, 2003

James Gandolfini on Thbbbt!

"To my son, Michael, I promised I would do this: Thbbbt!"

-Sopranos star James Gandolfini, during his acceptance speech at the 2003 Emmys. (Source: Fox, September 21, 2003)

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September 15, 2003

Larry the Cucumber vs. SpongeBob SquarePants

"I know you love us both the same, but who do you think is funnier, me, or SpongeBob SquarePants?"

-Larry the Cucumber, who starred in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, when asked what he would say if he had five minutes with Jesus. (Source: The Dallas Morning News, September 5, 2003)

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September 8, 2003

In-Depth with Britney Spears

"'Touch of My Hand' is about, you know, touch of my hand."

-Britney Spears, sparing no detail as she describes one of the songs from her upcoming album. (Source: MTV.com, September 5, 2003)

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September 7, 2003

Mmm... Chocolate Jesus

"I just don't think that you should eat anything that's Jesus. It's okay to eat the cross as long as God is not on it."

-Liz Samuel, an employee outraged that the store she works for is selling chocolate statues of Jesus. (Source: Relevant, September/October 2003)

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August 14, 2003

Mandy Moore on Profanity

"People have this image of me as wholesome, and that's very much who I am. But for some reason, I love to cuss. I don't do it in front of my parents, because they don't like it at all -- my dad says it's not proper for a young lady. But I just love the F word. Isn't that terrible? Every now and then, there's "s@#$," but the F word is the best word ever. That said, I've never cussed anyone out."

-Mandy Moore, who starred in the wholesome A Walk to Remember, commenting on #4 in her list of 60 things to do before she turns 30, "Cuss somebody out." (Source: Seventeen, August 2003)

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