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You keep on losing your mind
I'm afraid i can't see it straight
Complicated reasons of why
Your not the one that's left to blame
Shrug your body your a Centipede
Your mixed up, so reach inside and bleed
Surely you can't mess with me -Centipede, Serial Joe

"I DON'T THINK THERE'S THAT MUCH PRESSURE, YOU KNOW. ONE THING WITH US, WE KIND OF TAKE IT AS IT COMES, RIGHT? LIKE A LOT HAS HAPPENED TO US IN A SHORT TIME. LIKE IT'S KIND OF A SHOCK TO US TO SEE, LIKE, ACTUAL FANS. WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THE WHOLE TIME, YOU KNOW. WE'RE JUST HAVING FUN" -Ryan, much music

"NEVER TRIED CURLING!" -Ryan, much music

"I've done cereal commercials and that. So yeah my agent got me hooked up with that. It was kind of weird at first cuz she didn't know who the band was. She was like : "I think it's a church group!!" " -Ryan, ytv [when asked about the OLP video "Superman's dead"]

"Practice, lots of practice... even though it gets boring sometimes... try and get a demo tape cuz those are very important" " -Ryan, ytv [on advice for young bands]

"It was definitely different for us. It's though to get right on and they're really demanding but the finished product is worth it " -Ryan, ytv [on recording in a studio]

"We have so many new songs that it doesn't completely sell us as a band " -Ryan, ytv [when asked about the album]

"All though I want them to achieve all their same goals that they want to have... There's still reality that has to be put into place and these are boys and education is important. They have to think of a life besides music as well as their music lives because reality in this business is that it's not always there forever." -Debbie Dennis, the new music

"at our age u need your education cuz we're not even old enough to get a job yet!" -Dan, the new music

"yeah like when people move around. It helps us get more loose on stage- We play a lot better " -Ryan, the new music [when asked what makes a good show]

" We're taking this seriously like we want to do this. It's not like just a fool around thing for us. We're doing this seriously, we'd like to have a record deal and go on tour " -Ryan, the new music

" I can't think of a band like us right now. We're the first young band, really, that's not just pop. We play some really heavy songs, alternative and stuff like that. I think we have a good balance " -Ryan, Edgefest '99

" I've always liked those kinds of songs where you've got to put some actual thought into it. You can put your own thing on it, instead of it already being set in stone. Our CD has all kinds'a different stuff. These songs were all written at different times, about different feelings " -Ryan, Edgefest '99

" That's the way we write our music; it's fun to us. It's not like we hate the world, it's just the way we like our music to sound " -Ryan, Edgefest '99

" Quieter songs are nice, if you wanna relax. But we wanted to have a CD that would get you off your feet and keep you there " -Jon, Edgefest '99

" Adults are still receptive to us. In the early days, that was a big help to us, 'cause it made us feel like we weren't just making fools of ourselves. They'd be cheering and encouraging us " -Ryan, Edgefest '99

" If you're writing music, and you don't ever listen to anything but the one kind of music you write, you're gonna get stuck in a hole of doing one thing " -Ryan, Edgefest '99

" We don't have jobs at Wal-Mart or something. School is our job "-Dan, Toronto Sun