It was liberating to do comedy. It felt like playing in a jazz band.
Not making a decision means forgoing an opportunity.
I ended up going to college for visual arts but moved up to New York after I graduated from college in 2006 and started going gung ho to the Upright Citizens Brigade, and I realized that that was what I was really interested in and what I really want...
I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.
I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
I've had several working-man songs that I like.
Rock n' roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me.
I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade.
I made it, Ma - Carnegie Hall. And I didn't have to practice.
I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.
Growing up, we had folk records.
I have won Russia at least 16 world championships. I have fought for my country.
There shouldn't be any censorship on making a film.
When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.
There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait.
Politics doesn’t mean playing deceitful and trickery games against the people, it means playing resourceful and organized games for the people.
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.
I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all.
I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
For 73 years a totalitarian regime ruled the country. Totalitarian regime.
