I don't trawl record shops anymore. I usually hear music in bars or at friends' houses.
Postmodernism surely requires an even greater grasp of symbolism, as it's increasingly an art of gesture alone.
Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.
I've been in Hamburg for about ten years and I just feel at home.
People have taught me not to look for intelligence in rockmusic.
But for every hour and a half on stage, you have a five hour long bus ride, waiting for five hours at the airport, five hours of interviews... I know, it's part of the job, but that doesn't imply I have to like it.