The human element of making music is what's most important.

And later, if I ever felt that I was getting swept away by the craziness of being in a band, well, I'd go back to Virginia.

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.

I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school.

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.

Going out and playing music - that's what I do. I don't do much else.

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