Stephan Jenkins Quotes
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A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy.
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There are songs I really enjoy playing. I like playing "Say It" live because it's a long jam, kind of like shoegaze, so I do enjoy that.
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I've spent several years now with my head down.
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You just gotta go after things you like.
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I find pleasure in things that are simple.
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I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning.
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My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.
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I like that gathering moment where the music is about to begin, that moment right there. It's like jumping out of an airplane. It's that moment when the lights go out and then you're in it.
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Music is the only thing in this world, with the exception of sneezing and looking at the sunset, that takes you to a place that's above the mundane. Everything else is just bullshit.
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You probably became a musicians because you're into it so stay that way. Don't believe that someone else has the golden ticket for you because they don't.
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I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle.
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I believe that all people are deserving of equal dignity and also equal protection. I also believe in science. And those are three things the Republican party platform doesn't believe in.
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I've always identified with the misfits
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It's important to face down your demons.
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I like surfing; I bring a surfboard with me on tour.
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I have this really beautiful Martin guitar, and it just kind of writes songs for me.
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I like people who have a pulse and aren't afraid to show it.
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I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears. My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.
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I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.
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My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.
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Luxury and Ostentation usually make me feel antsy, like I'm going to get a case of gout.
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Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.
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I was not someone who participated in other people's castles.
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Life is cruel and unfair, my friends, and that is fact.
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What we value about music and literature are the moments that they create in our minds when we encounter them.
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I play video games, dude!
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When people come together around music, there's something ancient going on. It has to come from a genuine place and that's part of the challenge. You have to cultivate that authenticity everyday.
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Sometimes something will come along, and it feels easy and sometimes you'll get 85 percent there on a song and the last 15 percent will elude you for three years.
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I see rock music as the best example of modernday storytelling that exists in our society. Songs are narratives that help the listeners cope with the reality of life that can't be easily spoken about in everyday conversation. It is a hugely powerful process of helping people find themselves through music.
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But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.
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