Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down.

I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started.

I listen to boy band music before I have to fire someone.

I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye he set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still to this day I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.

Some people record onto tape, and then they pay for the tape, and download those onto a hard drive. Initially in a Pro Tools program. Other people go straight into digital, and use no tape at all.

Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down.

Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder, but it's always going to be there.