I mean, Beatles songs were two and a half minutes long, and they're fantastic.

So for my studio purposes, I know that I'm in my studio with technicians who've done amazing things to my board and to my power amps and I know what I can deliver out of my studio.

I'd written songs with lots of people, from one spectrum to the other.

I mean, Beatles songs were two and a half minutes long, and they're fantastic.

I love the feeling of creating pictures in someone's mind just by spelling out the right lyrical combination.

I've had the luxury of owning my own studio, 24 analogue, 48 digital, endless effects, endless hardcore gear, that I don't have to rent, I don't get stuck with the bills, it's all mine.

Don't listen to what anyone tells you about the kind of music you make. Just make it! Be yourself, make your own music, and be totally true to your art. Because it's kind of a selfish thing to be an artist.