There's so much that you can do if you mimic your style to a drum machine. I think that's far more exciting.
I want the words to be read in conjunction with the music.
You can't help hearing things that are popular when you're young and impressionable.
I'm not excited when bands strip things down. I'm not excited by the White Stripes.
After a while, you start to believe that your opinions are more valid than everyone else's. It can be hard to be humble about making really good music; you really believe that you're a savior to music. That's why bands don't like each other.
I never understood the low art/high art distinction.