When you say 'state' you mean 'national.' National Socialism. That is what Mussolini and Hitler did. National Socialism. State Capitalism. They've changed the name.

I've been arguing with people for 10 years about tape versus digital, and I believe tape is absolutely essential in getting the sound that's conducive to the enjoyment of music.

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

I remember you would record a guitar part, and we would have to sit there for 15 or 20 minutes waiting for the computer to process it. You'd see the little wheel spinning on the computer, and you'd be praying that the hard drive didn't crash and you didn't lose the performance.

It's hard to make music knowing that it's not going to be received by the listener in the way that it should be.

With my own music, I try to get away from things that are familiar and things that would be easy for me to go to.

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