“I'm floored! Tony Rettman's NYHC is by far one of the most informative looks at New York hardcore. An amazing read loaded with remnants of my life and a movement I truly adore. Hardcore lives!” LooksNew YorkMovementAdoreLoadedHardcoreRemnantsInformative Author:Roger Miret
“People don't understand what term "selling out" means. To me selling out means if I were to stop doing this and go work for McDonald's then I would sell out.” PeopleIfsMeanTermSellsSellingMcdonaldsSelling Out Author:Roger Miret
“I focus more on the music and my message; I'm not a party type of guy.” GuyPartyFocusTypeMessagesType Of Guy Author:Roger Miret
“People used the term "hardcore" loosely. A lot of bands use it as a jumping stone to the next level. Hardcore, it's got a lot more to with then music. It's a very passionate movement.” PeopleUseUsedNextTermLevelsMovementBandStonesPassionateJumpingNext LevelHardcore Author:Roger Miret
“To me, the lyrics mean more then the music, and that's the way it should always be.” WayShouldMean Author:Roger Miret
“People don't really care about lyrics anymore. It's kinda really sad, like they'll listen to something musically and has a really cool beat down or something, that's great, that's good enough; but the message is the most important thing.” PeopleImportantEnoughCareMessagesBeatsImportant ThingsGood EnoughReally CoolReally Sad Author:Roger Miret
“I'm not better then anyone because of what I do, who I am and where I come from.” Who I Am Author:Roger Miret
“I give everybody the benefit of the doubt. Anything you get into, you should research it and figure its roots and try to really be a real strong part of it.” GivingShouldTryingRealStrongDoubtFiguresBenefitsResearchRootsBenefit Of The Doubt Author:Roger Miret
“If you really want to be part of something and you have that much passion towards it, you'll know enough to research it and find the history of it; and history is so important, history is everything.” IfsKnowsWantImportantEnoughPassionResearch Author:Roger Miret
“Hatebreed is a fantastic band. They've been around for ten years and they're going really strong. But Hatebreed -- when you compare them to Agnostic Front, we're two completely different bands. There are a few similarities, but Hatebreed is a lot heavier.” YearsTwoDifferentStrongFrontsBandTenFantasticCompareAgnosticSimilarity Author:Roger Miret
“We were all anti-Reagan, we were all politically-aware, we were all anti-war and things like that. These days a lot of the newer bands don't even really talk about that sort of stuff anymore.” WarStuffBandThese DaysAnti War Author:Roger Miret
“Well, I'm against Bush. I'm definitely not pro-Bush. I think he's a maniac and a mad man, and I think he needs to go. As far as Kerry -- you know, I think that it really came down to a choice of the lesser of two evils, and unfortunately Bush won.” ThinkingKnowsMenNeedsWellsTwoChoicesEvilMadManiacsMad MenLesser EvilTwo EvilsLesser Of Two Evils Author:Roger Miret
