Art Alexakis Quotes

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Art Alexakis

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 12, 1962

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

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

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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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I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they're not because I write in the first person.

Art Alexakis

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.

Art Alexakis

Maybe I'll work for a label someday, write some fiction, nonfiction. Someday I'd like to go back to school and get my teaching degree. I want to be a grandpa. I want to have more kids.

Art Alexakis

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

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

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Call me, and I'd do anything for the Democratic Party.

Art Alexakis

I think The Police made five great records and then called it a day. They went out on top.

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One of the things about being a boy, especially growing up without a father, is you really don't have that role model to teach you how to do things.

Art Alexakis

I've always loved aggressive, hard, noisy, yet melodic bands, and at the same time I've always loved 'Blue' by Joni Mitchell.

Art Alexakis

You don't 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.

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About one or two songs per record is me doing a little bloodletting.

Art Alexakis

I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think.

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I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that's where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I grew up in L.A.

Art Alexakis

When some people get angry, they turn into victims, but when I get angry, I turn to action.

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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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I love Australia! I got a boot thrown at me there.

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I think I write very good songs. But I don't know if anybody could record my songs with as much fervor. They sound good sung by me, and they especially sound good with my band.

Art Alexakis