” If you don’t listen, you’re never gonna learn. “
” We’ve always wanted to do it, something you could dance to, and deep down we always thought we could bring something to the table if we could do it, but the live shows always made us pull back and be a rock band. “
” People don’t always realize that a record is forever. It’ll always be there under your name. You’ve got to be certain that it’s right. “
” Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it’s going to stifle you, it’s not conducive to the writing or recording process. “
” When you break it all down, my punk rock is my dad’s blues. It’s music from the underground, and it’s real, and it’s written for the downtrodden in uncertain times. “
” I love players like Thurston Moore. I mean, you can put notes down on a sheet of paper, and if you practice and get your chops up, you can play like an Eddie Van Halen or a Steve Vai. But nobody can do what Thurston Moore does, he’s his own guy. He talks through his instrument in a language that’s all his own. “
” The best music happens when you have a personal connection to it. That same philosophy can extend to the instrument you hold in your hands: if a guitar means something special, you’re bound to do great things with it. “
” My father gave me one of those small, box-sized travel players when I was a kid and just a handful of records that he had. ‘Zeppelin IV’ was one. ‘The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl,’ which is just about the worst record ever – you can’t hear anything, just screaming in the background. I think there was maybe, like, an Animals record. “
” A guitar solo in the same part of every tune – that’s been done so much. I think solos shine more when you have them in specific and unexpected places. “
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