I'm a producer in the old-school way - not just some slacker working on Pro Tools.

I really wanted to get to the animal core of rock music and eliminate anything that wasn't necessary.

Playing an old record doesn't interest me at all. It's exactly the opposite of what I want to do.

Maybe in the future I'll put out someone's one-off project, but generally I don't have time.

You make your work and you can't ask for approval when you're doing it. Otherwise, it's going to be untruthful in some way.

I used to routinely break my ribs doing stupid things onstage, but I have a healthy fear of breaking my bones now.

I have my own record company. I have to answer to God, basically. I'm not young, so I want to make the best possible work I can before I exit.