I had this perverse gravitation towards using a terrible clichรฉ sandwiched in between absurd non-clichรฉs because I thought it gave the clichรฉ a new resonance. It kills me when my lyrics are misquoted, but as long as people are quoting them right, I don't care what anybody has to say about them.
Paul BanksSometimes you learn about the personality of your favorite artist, and you like their art a little less, because it doesn't jibe with what you had envisioned.
Paul BanksI would have issues with directions songs were taking, but I never heard one of Carlos' [Dangler] basslines and said, "I don't like that, do something else." The same goes for the beat and the guitars. I think that's why we were able to make four albums together.
Paul BanksThe idea of starting a band because of Nirvana and thereby trying to sound like Nirvana is totally not the case.
Paul Banks