Art Alexakis Quotes

• Living isn't a simple thing...no one said it's supposed to be.

  Art Alexakis

  Simple, Said, Supposed To Be

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• If you cant say it in three minutes, I dont want to know about it.

  Art Alexakis

  Three, Want, Minutes

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• I've always cared about the world. That's never been an issue. But with learning how to smile, it's been learning how to feel comfortable within my own skin, and to feel accepted, and to feel empowered, and to feel worthy.

  Art Alexakis

  Issues, Skins, World

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• You dont have control of the car, but you can drive it. Life takes you where it wants you to go and where you need to go.

  Art Alexakis

  Car, Needs, Want

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• Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love.

  Art Alexakis

  Support, Able

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• The world's most effeminate heterosexual, Daniel Johns

  Art Alexakis

  World

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• I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films.

  Art Alexakis

  School, Acting, Want

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• Any artist manages his own business along with his manager. Every band should.

  Art Alexakis

  Artist, Band, Should

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• People's perceptions of me have nothing to do with reality. I'm basically just your average dork.

  Art Alexakis

  Reality, Average, People

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• I'm a pretty tenacious person; I get that from my mom. So sometimes, I use dark humor. I can't take myself too seriously.

  Art Alexakis

  Mom, Dark, Use

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• Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.

  Art Alexakis

  Men, Weakness, Males

  Interview with Ray Carsillo, collider.com. November 3, 2008.

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• My frustration has always been that I'm a Christian, but I don't buy into, never have bought into, the belief that Jesus and God are these men who just dictate that this is how you have to live your life or you are going to burn in hell.

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  Christian, Jesus, Frustration

  Interview with Ray Carsillo, collider.com. November 3, 2008.

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• I grew up in a family full of yellers. People screaming and chaos goin' on, I feel right at home in it. I've really worked on myself with anger management. I try to save that for the stage.

  Art Alexakis

  Home, People, Trying

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• I just wanna be a rock star!

  Art Alexakis

  Stars, Rocks, Rock Star

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• I don't talk about my past; people ask me about it. I've done things I'm ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I've done that I regret, I've never done twice. I work really hard at that.

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  Regret, Past, People

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• My goal is to make my kids as happy as possible.

  Art Alexakis

  Kids, Goal

  "'The Other F Word': Everclear's Art Alexakis talks". Interview with G. Allen Johnson, www.sfgate.com. November 17, 2011.

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• A lot of people do not like singer-songwriters, and a lot of people who like them do not like hard rock. It's either-or.

  Art Alexakis

  Rocks, People, Singers

  "Clearly A Success / Art Alexakis isn't typical flighty rock star". Interview with James Sullivan, www.sfgate.com. November 23, 1997.

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• Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says.

  Art Alexakis

  People, Paper, Want

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• Being a child that grew up with a single mom back in the 70s, Fathers Day to me was always a very uncomfortable time. At school, we would make Fathers Day cards for our dads, and I usually mailed one to my dad, and he hardly ever responded.

  Art Alexakis

  Mom, Fathers Day, Dad

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• My favorite drive is Highway 101 in California between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. I love the 101; Highway 1 is too windy, and 5 is too boring - the 101 is just right. It's like the Mama Bear of scenic drives.

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  California, Mama, Bears

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• Santa Monica was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But its not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is.

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  Song, People, Friendly

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• I loved hard-rock bands, and I loved songwriters who told stories.

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  Rocks, Stories, Band

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• Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.

  Art Alexakis

  Children, Parent, Way

  "A Father’s Day Interview With Art Alexakis of Everclear". Interview with Veronica De La Cruz, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 17, 2013.

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• I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.

  Art Alexakis

  Selfish, Thinking, Play

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• For the most part, I don't like people who soapbox.

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  People, Soapbox

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