The music takes you. It has to be alive. It's like you hammer something, and the way it happens to bleed leads you into new directions.
Michael GiraI went to art school and never thought I'd be a musician, but then punk rock came along in the late 70s and kind of ruined my life. So I quit art school to get involved in music and I've been doing it ever since.
Michael GiraIt wouldn't interest me to try to sound like Cop or something. It would be silly and soul-crushing.
Michael GiraI like loud electric guitars because I like how you can just lose your entire being in the sound.
Michael Gira