There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable.

I've personally reached the point where the sound of MP3s are so uncompelling, because so much is lost in translation.

Set your guitars and banjos on fire and before you write a song smoke a pack of whiskey and it'll all take care of itself.

When you use some of the more modern recording devices and Pro Tools, when you get into the technology, you are aching to get into some territory.

I try not to do email; I try to talk to people on the phone.

The only way I was allowed to play was by convincing bands to let me do a few songs while they set up. That went on for years.

There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production.