At some point, you protest too much they think you're guilty just because you're protesting.

If the next record is no better than Gish, then we've failed.

I think when I listen to old records, it puts me back in the atmosphere of what it felt like to make the record and who was there and what the room looked like. It's more a sensory memory.

As a 28 year old who's lived long enough to know the difference, I know now that the feelings I felt an 16 were not necessarily correct. But however overly dramatic, the desperation and hopelessness I felt at 16 was my reality.

Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.

The music business - and I guess you could say any artistic endeavor - usually rewards those who are on the leading edge of where everything is going, but you can't be too far.

I've become a guy who's like a complaining, whining neurotic.