I Don't Feel Like Embarrassing

I Don't Think Anyone Has Exhausted The Range Of Sound Possible In A Conventional Rock Band, But People Do Become Slaves To Their Own Easiest Techniques

Know What You're Trying To Do Before You Do It. Turning Knobs At Random Isn't Enlightening Any More Than Throwing Paint At A Wall Blindfolded Will Let You Paint A Nice Picture.

Record Labels, Which Used To Have Complete Control, Are Essentially Irrelevant. The Process Of A Band Exposing Itself To The World Is Extremely Democratic And There Are No Barriers. Music Is No Longer A Commodity, It’s An Environment, Or Atmospheric Element. Consumers Have Much More Choice And You See People Indulging In The Specificity Of Their Tastes Dramatically More. They Only Bother With Music They Like.

A Lot Of Musicians Are Good Cooks, And A Lot Of Cooks Are Musicians, But I Think That May Just Be A Result Of The Creative Impulse Finding Several Means Of Expression. Probably An Equivalent Number Are Visual Artists, Woodworkers Or Compulsive Liars.

The Bands That Have Been The Most Important To Me, And The Records That Have Been The Most Important To Me As A Fan, Have Been Records That Surprised Me For One Reason Or Another.