As I got older, it turned into hardcore punk. I started getting into more aggressive music.

We just have to plan everything in advance and concentrate it so that we get everything done in time. It's not as laidback as I wish it could be.

Most people found out about Slint in the mid or late 90s, but we were an '80s band. We started in 1986 and broke up at the end of 1990.

Punk came along and grunge made guitar solos uncool.

Now since I've gotten back into it, I've been listening to a lot more of the 1990s death metal type stuff.

I'm looking for anything interesting in the guitar playing, songwriting, artwork, and production. If you look at the stack of CDs on my desk and in my car, you'll find a very wide range of music under the umbrella of metal.

When I was really young, I was really into Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and those kinds of bands.