Michael Diamond

“It's about having a good time and expressing yourself.”

“I'd rather be a hypocrite than the same person forever.”

“I think that the best things that happen in art are unexpected.”

“We were all from dysfunctional families, but in a good way.”

“It’s a combination of life being so random and fickle and time passing.”

“We were just being ourselves, and that was the punk-rock thing to do.”

“For us, it was all about the music. We were always music fans first.”

“The thing that's cool about now is that you can be a fan of so many different things.”

“We always tried to do something different with each record.”

“There was a certain innocence to the early days of hip-hop.”

“Style is a big part of what we do. It's not just the music.”

“I don't think you can ever be a rock star, you can just play the part.”