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![“The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn't really know where it was going to go. It's like I always say, you just follow the music. Not only was American Idiot a special moment for…” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_artwork_the-record-american-idiot-felt-special-t_2567873.png)
![“Like the Birth Of Venus, the song [Yello "oh, Yeah"] denotes the birth of the bro. The song just reminds me of bros looking out over lowered Ray-Bans. It birthed a negative sexual revolution. I was going to a lot of bondage clubs at the time and they did play this song. The song I associate more…” quote by Margaret Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/margaret-cho-1136_associates_like-the-birth-of-venus-the-song-yello-o_1501028.jpg)
![“Don't remember the moment I tried to forget I lost myself, is it better not said Now I'm closer to the edge It was a thousand to one and a million to two Time to go down in flames and I'm taking you Closer to the edge [Chorus:] No I'm not saying I'm sorry One day maybe we'll meet again No I'm not…” quote by 30 Seconds To Mars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/30-seconds-to-mars-17961_closer-to-the-edge_don-t-remember-the-moment-i-tried-to-for_121716.jpg)
![“I write incessantly, I'm very productive, I write for a dozen publications and blogs and websites. A lot of very hardcore political stuff. I write a weekly feature. I express myself. But when time comes to make music [with the] same absolutely unleashing of total honesty zero inhibitions, it just…” quote by Ted Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/ted-nugent-1735_blogs_i-write-incessantly-i-m-very-productive_2938231.jpg)
