Quotes by John Grant

“Reasonable people in the city of Oceanside would say, Great, get rid of that old trailer park, ... dont like it, (but) theyre going to have to move.”

“One of the sad things is that the families may not get the definitive answer some think theyre going to get,”

“It is the worst case of airline terrorism -- the largest mass murder in the world,”

“One of the sad things is that families may not get the definitive answer some think theyre going to get -- who instigated this particular bombing, ... This is not about who ordered the bombing of Pan Am 103, its only about whether these two guys did it.”

“Ive been coming to Notre Dame since 1957. This place, this campus, is the closest thing there is to perfection.”

“Something big, ... is about to happen at Notre Dame.”

“If you can see a reflection of yourself as part of that, one becomes more inspired. They may be exercising to music I like or that is more culturally attuned.”

“Aquariums have always inspired a certain amount of wonder. This program demonstrates how aquarium professionals do their work.”

“Theyre your typical crack pipes. Theyre not used for anything else but crack pipes.”

“One of our undercover agents has purchased methamphetamines on four occasions from the shell gas station from Mr. Haugen.”

Reykjavik has a mixture of southern and northern mentality. Theres a laid-back, relaxed attitude but also the feeling things are going to get done.

I think the humor, when applied in the right amount, only serves to intensify the other emotions in a given song; it highlights them, makes them stand out.

I felt like a failure for so long because I wasnt able to access myself in the way I knew I would have if I was going to make music that mattered. I knew I was going to have to learn how to be honest.

I love a lot of different styles, but my heart belongs in electronic music.

I cant create music if Im wearing a mask and not being myself, and that was the problem with The Czars.

I know Im likeable, but living with me is different. Yes, I can be charming. That desire to please people and learning what to do to charm their socks off is something many of us do. But you get into a relationship, and the partys over at some point. They see the real you.

For me, every single thing I do seems to be about the process of letting go because thats what I so desperately need to do with so many things: with fear, with what people think of me, and all these things Ive worried about my whole life.

Ernest Borgnine is sort of my version of Woody Allens Purple Rose Of Cairo in that its about the occasional difficulty of coming to terms with the cold hard facts and the temptation to escape into another world - like movies, for example. Im a pro at escaping.

I loved the whole New Romantic, New Wave thing... New Order, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Blancmange, Yazoo.

Theres a lot of anger in Queen of Denmark, and thats me getting political.