"Nowadays they call them sound bites."

Published Tue, Jun 17 2008 5:02 PM
A look at who's been saying what in interviews lately: "There are maybe seven women who make up Caroline. But these 'Did it really happen?' questions really don't interest me. That's what everybody kept asking me when I did a Q&A at South by Southwest. I got off a couple of one-liners, like, 'I've got a BA in dope but a PhD in soul.' I'm good at those. Nowadays they call them sound bites."        —Lou Reed on the inspirations for the main character in "Berlin," at the Independent. "To me, it's used up. It's condescending now. The people that celebrate it are not from it. I feel that in some weird way they're looking slightly down on it. I only celebrate something I can look up to."        —John Waters tells the AP his feelings on Honfest. "It was sort of surreal. He is very professional and made me feel comfortable...

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