The mindset of the people who put the shows on and those who go buy a ticket is so fundamentally different. The band themselves don't have a sense of things, and I found this out after a lot of years of pain and frustration.
Dick LatvalaI'm swamped with input. I want input, but I am so far behind on what I got here that I can't keep up with what people are sending me.
Dick LatvalaI want everyone to be able to have the same experience through the music as me. It's important to get it out.
Dick LatvalaIt's kind of hard to find something that will get your juices flowing if you're somewhat critical. I have a hard time finding great things for myself in '94 and certainly in '95.
Dick LatvalaI don't have an agenda. I don't have things I want to get to or something. I have like a broad, slim grasp of certain periods and certain shows within that period, an awareness of them, but they demand re-listening. I have a flimsy grasp of all the eras and ideas within each period of what would be a good show to think of.
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