With This Record [the Colour

I Taught Myself How To Play The Guitar, I Taught Myself How To Play The Drums, And I Kind Of Fake Doing Both Of Them. But Drumming Comes More Natural To Me, And It Just Feels Better.

I Don't Think Of Kurt As 'kurt Cobain From Nirvana'. I Think Of Him As 'kurt'. It's Something That Comes Back All The Time. Almost Every Day.

When I Was A Teenager, Working Towards Dropping Out Of High School To Starting To Tour With Bands, I'd Drive Around In My Vw Bug Every Morning Before School, Very Stoned Listening Over And Over To Zeppelin. This Song Got To Me Because It Just Seemed Mystical. There Is Something About Those Celtic Tunings That Almost Sounds Eastern. Somehow It Would Sweep Me Up Into My Own Little Trance-like State, Like Sting With Those Shamans In The Amazon. But All I Had Was A Bong And A Led Zeppelin Cassette.

My Whole Life, I Have Listened To People Like Neil Young, Or Crosby, Stills & Nash, And Artists That Have Made A Career Out Of The Mellow, Folky, Acoustic Dynamic.

I Think Maybe What Happened Was The Convenience Of Technology Overshadowed The Experience Of Holding An Album In Your Hands, And Sitting On Your Bedroom Floor, And Staring At A Picture Of John Lennon Or Gene Simmons Or Johnny Rotten. That Tangible Experience Can Sometimes Become An Even More Emotional Experience, Because It's Really Happening.