“So how did you end up making a fool of yourself in front of twenty thousand people? I had a bigger hole to fill. What do you mean? A rock star is someone with a hole in his heart almost… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“The more you experience love, the more full of it you should be. But the opposite sometimes happens, because you fear the loss of life. You fear the vulnerability that can take the goodness of it away. This might have happened because when i was just a kid, i had the sense that your whole life can change with a… — Michka Assayas Copy Share
“I don't like to abuse alcohol-anything you abuse will abuse you back.” — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“Rage, there's a rage in me that I have to rely on others, even though I'm very good at relying on others. But at the same time it's uncomfortable at times. Think about that. Isn't that a frightening thing? You rely on your lover, you rely on your friends, and finally you have to rely in what you believe if… — Michka Assayas Copy Share
“He always had this thing about him, that he wouldn't nominate himself to run in the race. But if he was put in the race, he would want to win it. It's a strange thing. He has a healthy disrespect - and respect - for his own ego. He knows what he's capable of, and he would not push himself… — Michka Assayas Copy Share
“Time often is forgiving and dismissive of the influences, because they recede. We look at Sgt. Pepper and we go "wow! How did they ever think that up?" but of course, if you got into Paul McCartney's bedroom, found his record collection at the time, you would find out. But the clues are gone. It's like evolution: there are certain… — Michka Assayas Copy Share
“Where that rage comes from? Partly, I would say it's a sense that a life can be taken away from you, quickly, in a… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
My point about alcohol is that if you abuse something, it abuses you back. — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“Bono: But you write. Why do you write? Michka: well, because I'm unable to express things in another way. I often believe that the words that come out of my mouth are not the ones I should be using. I can't cut things loose unless I'm really sure about them. It's good, but sometimes it's an excuse. Bono: That's often… — Michka Assayas Copy Share
I've always believed in instinct over intellect. The instinct is what you always knew; intellect is what you figure out. — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
