To my mind, there is a reason that music is there and it's about being human.

A, C, and G are the only chords any honest musician needs.

I mean, it's so normal for everybody to have a huge ego, it's great. It's great. Otherwise, everybody would act like Bono, you know, really big.

When the band begins to get a name for themselves, and the writers get assigned to bands, they'll hit somebody who just doesn't like that kind of music, or they love hip hop but hate guitar rock.

I thought I'd do everything on four-track, and then I'll record every instrument myself in a studio, and then I'll have a solo album released by spring.

To my mind, there is a reason that music is there and it's about being human.

Maybe I'm an elitist, but I don't feel like I am.