I'm a very private person. What I did in the past or what somebody heard me do or has a bootleg of me doing...well, if you have a bootleg, then I did it.
Mark LaneganWhen you get a chance to play with people - informally is one thing, but when you hook up and make something that's going to last or mean something to someone, I take it very seriously.
Mark LaneganThere's just so little mystery left in music or film. It was all that was magical to me as a child.
Mark LaneganAnything lower than mid-six figures is not going to get me interested in that. And honestly, I just don't want to.
Mark LaneganWorking with different people and do things that normally I would not do makes the music interesting for me to continue. It keeps me alive. When I'm doing something alone, that is mine, I know how it is. But when I'm working with someone else, I also see the view from the other, and usually learn something new, try something different. This is very important to my happiness.
Mark Lanegan