People may need something to celebrate. They need a context in which to celebrate things. They need something that fills the void that's left by the bankruptcy of religion and so forth.

Don't tell me this town 'aint got no heart

One of the things that's attractive about cyberspace is that it can be construed as no threat. If you see it through the video game keyhole, the amusement keyhole, the entertainment keyhole, it is no threat. If you see it through the LSD keyhole, the consciousness-expanding keyhole, it's like electronic drugs: it is a threat.

I have all the patience in the world about Sirens. For me it's not a Grateful Dead project, it's a Me project.

Stuff that's hidden and murky and ambiguous is scary because you don't know what it does.

I don't feel that one instrument has more weight than others. Any sound that you can produce adds to your vocabulary of possibilities.

Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it's been.