Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine.

Experience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.

They prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film... a prospect not to be contemplated, no matter the compensation.

Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.

If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.

My discussion with Keith Richards about the creative process led me to believe that there's an invisible presence of a stream of ever-flowing creativity that we overhear-all you have to do is pull up the antenna and dial it in. This presence allows you to maintain your sense of origin and move forward.

The band is tight enough. Quit practicing!