In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.
I think rock & roll has prepared me for a lot of flexibility.
I had such a big mouth for so long that it doesn't faze anybody anymore.
Most great records really start with the drums.
I rummage around in artistic things from the past. If you don't understand the context, they wouldn't make any sense. I rummage around in conceptual ideas of the future, but if you don't know the source of the thinking, [it] wouldn't make any sense.
Gish was the best representation of where we were at the time.