“I don't believe a Brexit will hurt the City of London as one of the largest financial centers in the world.” Quote by Yanis Varoufakis
“The many refugees are not a Greek or German problem. They are a European problem. We should therefore develop a common strategy. That's why I am launching a cross-border movement for more democracy.” ShouldProblemCommonDemocracyMovementCrossesStrategyBordersGreekRefugeeLaunching Author:Yanis Varoufakis
“Germany is Europe's heart. But bitterness is widespread. Currently the Germans hate the Greeks and the Greeks hate the Germans. The demonization of the country has to stop if we want a strong Europe. So I am setting a positive example.” IfsWantHeartCountryHateStrongExampleEuropeSettingSettingsGreekGermanyBitterness Author:Yanis Varoufakis
“I was part of punk's second generation, so, not the first wave of '70s punk, but the American hardcore scene. I had a really strong love for music prior to that, but punk created a new template.” FirstsStrongGenerationsSceneWavePunkHardcoreStrong Love Author:Bucky Pope
“It seemed like, in the early '80s, there was just a moment where there was suddenly no specific notion of what a rock band could be or what a song could be.” MomentsSongRocksBandNotion80sRock Bands Author:Bucky Pope
“I started wanting to inject more colorful chord phrasings from the music I actually grew up on, which was Hendrix, Rolling Stones, and stuff like that.” StuffGrewGrew UpStonesRollingChordsColorfulRolling StonesHendrix Author:Bucky Pope
“It sounds a little cliché, but I wanted to capture some of the feelings or sounds that I heard when I listened to music that actually took me places.” LittlesFeelingsWantedSoundHeardCapture Author:Bucky Pope
“A lot of the bands I loved, I didn't know where they came from or where they were going.” KnowsBand Author:Bucky Pope
“I generally write music first and then hum out the vocal. Sometimes I'll take a phrase that I use as a placeholder and just write around that.” WritingFirstsSometimesUsePhrasesVocal Author:Bucky Pope
“I think I took a few stabs at writing socially conscious lyrics. I had never intended to write a song about the Gulf War, but when I wrote "Before You Hit The Floor," I didn't know what the hell was going on in the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWritingWarSongHellConsciousGulf War Author:Bucky Pope
“Everything I'm doing musically is for its own sake. I'm recording at my house, trying really hard to write songs with a four-track tape recorder.” WritingTryingHardSongHouseFourSakeTrackTapeRecordersTrying Really Hard Author:Bucky Pope