More than 30 years ago, in Washington, D.C., I secured a copy of a single by a Los Angeles band called The Bags. The two-song 7-inch, released on Dangerhouse, had a girl on the cover who looked right at you with huge eyes. The songs, 'Survive' and 'Babylonian Gorgon,' were great and made many of my mix tapes.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

We occupy the planet with a vengeance. We seek to dominate it.

There's always going to be a need for activism; there's always going to be a need for you and me doing the right thing, being very Lincoln-sonian in looking out for each other.

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I continually remind myself to live by a code. It's very important to me. I've got a bad temper.

Bono actually gets a lot of substantial work done. The guy really does put a lot of things together and, while I'm not a fan of his music, I greatly applaud his humanitarian efforts.