In Japan, you get on the bullet train or the airplane, and I loved the little speeches the stewardesses would do. They even do little speeches before you play gigs.

Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.

The limitations are limitless.

As music becomes more computer-based, it's lost some emotional impact.

Originally, the lyrics to "Girl" were really upbeat, and then it didn't work for me somehow. You need the dichotomy. If you're doing something happy and light, you need the shadows.

When I pull out vinyl - which isn't that often anymore - it's undeniable that I get a different feeling. There's a different physiology happening between the sound waves and the body that doesn't happen with music playing off the computer.

I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?