"If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect."

"Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools."

"Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems."

"No poem is easily grasped so why should any reader expect fast results?"

"Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?"

"I really love music that's on the periphery of not fitting into a clear genre. I felt like I was constantly being described as something I didn't really feel like I identified with."

"The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think."

"We're real people and we're a band that's been playing on the scene for a long time. We've made a lot of friends, and one enemy we've always had was the NME. They've always basically slated us and they've basically never ever written about the music."