The Human Element Of Making

At 13 Years Old, I Realized I Could Start My Own Band. I Could Write My Own Song, I Could Record My Own Record. I Could Start My Own Label. I Could Release My Own Record. I Could Book My Own Shows. I Could Write And Publish My Own Fanzine. I Could Silk-screen My Own T-shirt. I Could Do This All Myself.

To Women, Drummers Seem Like These Adorable, Sexy Neanderthals, And Lead Singers Seem Mysterious And Dangerous. So While The Lead Singers All Want To Be David Bowie, Floating Into Parties And Being The Center Of Attention, It's The Drummers Who Are In The Corner Doing Keg Stands And Breaking Tables. Usually It's The Drummers Who Get The Fun-loving Ladies And The Singers Who Get The Nutcases.

When You're Sequencing A Record, You Want The Listener To Stick With It From Beginning To End, And In Order To Do That, You Really Have To Map Out The Journey From The First Song To The Last.

'in Utero' Was The First Time I'd Made An Album That Reached Into The Dark Side. I Remember The Conflict And The Uncertainty. I Remember All Those Things When I Hear 'pennyroyal Tea.'

The Most Important Thing Is That You Honor That Musical Integrity, Whether You Make Music That Sounds Like Abba Or You Make Music That Sounds Like Void.