Nickelback walks into a bar...there's no punchline because ruining music isn't funny.

Most people don't take some things into consideration. When they hear an album, they hear the artist or they hear the lyric or they hear the melody. But they don't really think about the environment in which it was recorded, which is so important. It's that thing that determines what the album sounds like.

When you're recording to tape, you usually just settle for what you have. There's not a lot of options to manipulate the performance.

I love everything about my job, except being away from the kids.

When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.

You can make yourself the greatest singer in the world or the best drummer in the world with the aid of technology.

CBGB represents a lot to New York City and to underground rock and to new wave and post-punk and whatever. But, you know, it's like tearing down the Jefferson Memorial or something.