Michael On
Michael On
avenging behind carefully clearly dangerous desert information informed iraqi left price public purchased seen
Desert Storm was seen by the military establishment and by some politicians as avenging Vietnam, but it left behind dangerous illusions. The victory was so decisive, and information about it so carefully managed, that the American public was never clearly informed that it was purchased at the price of approximately 100,000 Iraqi lives.
edition editors paper since sold streets wire york
I have been a journalist, off and on, since I was 17. I was a copy boy for the 'New York Times,' when it had an edition in Paris, in 1963. I sold the paper in the streets by day and tore wire copy off the tele-printer for the editors making up the edition by night.
felt written
'Scar Tissue' is the only book I've ever written when I've felt completely toxic, ill.
broke twitter
I've been going on Twitter every week going, 'Guys, you have to watch '2 Broke Girls' because it's incredible.
consciousness people
The media has affected everybody's consciousness much more than most people will admit.
people playing
You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15.
since tendency
I know I have a very self-destructive tendency since my mother died, I have got to be honest.
outlive work
I've achieved what every artist wants, which is that some of their work will outlive them.
record
Of course, I want to sell this record - there's no point making it otherwise.
bit physical sorted state
The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I could have toured. Also, I had some physical problems with my back that are now sorted and I just wasn't in the right state of mind.
love security success
I have more love, success, and security than I could ever dream of.
incredibly work written
I've written a whole body of work that I'm incredibly proud of.
anyone call casting discovered disney
I've done a movie called 'Lemonade Mouth' for Disney Channel, which was fun to do. I actually got discovered through an open casting call where anyone could audition.
adorable awesome cool dog dude good seeing talking tricks watch
Watch 'Dog with a Blog' to get a good laugh, to see me, of course, and to see an awesome, awesome talking dog who is the cleverest, most awesome dude in the world. He's really, really adorable and cute, and it's really cool seeing what kind of tricks he has up his sleeve.