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“There is a constant battle between Cogsy and I as who's the biggest psycho in the band”

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Bernard Fanning, born on August 15, 1969, is an Australian musician known for his unique musical style and emotive voice. He is a prominent figure in the Australian independent music scene. more

“For Christmas when I was about four I got given 'Can the can' by Susie Quatro, so that was the first record I got. And I got Skyhooks "Ego is not a Dirty Word.... I was sorta listening to the Beatles and stuff the whole time since I was about ten anyway, then I started getting into Kiss and David Bowie at the same time”

Firsts Whole Given Stuff Records Four Listening Ten Kissing Ego Dirty Bowie Dirty Words

Author:Bernard Fanning

“I'm not particularly worried by any of the songs we've written in the past, except for some of the really early stuff which is total tripe.”

Past Song Stuff Written Worried Tripe

Author:Bernard Fanning

“Hi, this is Bernard Fanning from Powderfinger. I'm in New York at the moment, and we've been walking around the city, it's pretty strange. I was walking along with Darren and Cogsy yesterday and we saw this guy playing cards, a little two up type swindle, and he ripped this guy off for like one hundred bucks in like, ten seconds, and the guy started complaining so he just packed up his shop and left! And it was the smoothest swindle any of us had ever seen. So that was probably the highlight of our trip here so far.”

Littles Two Moments Guy Left Cities Saws New York Strange Type Walking Ten Hundred Complaining Yesterday Cards Shops Seconds This Guy Bucks Ripped Highlights Darren Playing Cards

Author:Bernard Fanning

“I enjoy the song writing process more than anything. It's what I like the most, just sitting in my room with guitar or at the piano or something. Just making something up, something that's not there, that suddenly is there.”

Writing Song Process Enjoy Rooms Sitting Guitar Piano Writing Process

Author:Bernard Fanning

“One ironic thing is that although (the Soviet Union) was one of the most oppressive systems, with no respect for the individual, it somehow produced the freest hockey on the planet. These guys, when they got on the ice, it was like watching jazz. They could do anything. I find that a paradox. It's interesting because I think the North American style was a lot less free. It was not encouraged to be creative.”

Thinking Guy Individual Interesting Creative Style Planets Unions Jazz Ice Paradox Hockey Ironic Soviet Be Creative Soviet Union No Respect Ironic Things

Author:Gabe Polsky

“I love my dad. He used to be a professional wrestler in Mexico. So it was cool growing up with him, because when he hit us, he didn't really hit us.”

Used Growing Up Growing Dad My Dad Used To Be Mexico Wrestler Love My Dad I Love My Dad

Author:Felipe Esparza

“To handle paint the way Pollock did, you need the muscularity of a ballet dancer.”

Way Needs Paint Handle Dancer Ballet Ballet Dancer Pollock

Author:Pat Steir

“Better make friends with an ignoramus who is liberal with his money and of a pleasing disposition than with a scholar who is mean and irascible.”

Mean Scholar Disposition

Author:Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg

“Do not be ungrateful to animals.”

Animal Ungrateful

Author:Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg

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