Clearly, things are definitely changing in big ways as far as the way we consume music, listen to music, and what we expect from music.
David LongstrethI'm super interested in visual, and I love that being in a band can be as much about making an image as it is about making a sound.
David LongstrethYou have to figure out as a band how a band becomes a business, and then you have to keep that business mentality separate from the creative one, which is good for the songs. It's always a work in progress.
David LongstrethSometimes when you're on tour, it feels like you're living the same day over and over again.
David LongstrethI love that, for Kanye [West], there's no difference between the epic and the personal. That makes him sound like a really grandiose douche - which, I don't think anyone, himself included, could contest - but at the same time, it's really amazing. I love the scope of his perfectionism.
David Longstreth