Preference Quotes

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.

I certainly would not indicate a preference in a State primary merely because a candidate, otherwise liberal in outlook, had conscientiously differed with me on any single issue.

I'm totally anti-nostalgia; I never listen to old Rolling Stones records. I'm not really interested in them. They're funny, sometimes, to hear.

I'm not in love with things at the moment. I was never crazy about Nirvana - too angst-ridden for me. I like Pearl Jam. I prefer them to a lot of other bands. There's a lot of angst in a lot of it, which is one of the great things to tap into. But I'm not a fan of moroseness.

I just like a good, sad song. The sadder, the better. It moves me.

We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.

I'd rather have ten years of superhypermost than live to be seventy sitting in some goddamn chair watching TV.

Long, flat expanses of professionalism bother me. I'd rather have a band that could explode at any time.

Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement.

The cutthroat avenues of rock 'n' roll, I am fed up with. I don't want anything to do with it.

Steve Jobs was a digital pioneer, but when he went home, he listened to vinyl.

I have no idea who's steering, and I don't really care .. I just keep going whatever the inclination is ... there are threads that are continuous and hold everything together and a major thread is country music.

A lot of people wanted to try to make me the white Nicki Minaj. That's not what I'm trying to do. I love 'hood' music, but my talent is as a singer. My 13-year-old self would have beaten up my 17-year-old self because she would be like, 'You're a sellout!'

I love Vetements, but I tend not to wear on stage 'cause the sleeves are too long and I can't play the guitar.

Hey man, Jaws was never my scene, and I don't like Star Wars.

I'm mainstream, and I have pretty chart-tastic tastes. I don't often veer away from a big melodic song with big words for big stadiums.

I'm a football guy. Baseball, I enjoy it at playoff time.

Well, me don't swim too tough so me don't go in the water too deep.

I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.