Deadlines are things that we pass through on the way to finishing.

The outside world is black and white with only one color dead.

I was introduced to lots of great music through my local record store. It was a place where people knew music and they knew me, and could make great suggestions and discoveries. Whether it is in the physical world or on-line, the value of a great and knowledgeable record store has not gone away

There has always been a strong relationship between music and religion. It is because they both plug directly into the heart and can have real power for good or evil.

Words, they climb all over you/'Til they uncover you From where you hide.

I think that you get the mood of a song stronger if you get it right that way. On the other hand, you put some songs out live and they don't catch flight. They just flop. It is hard to tell until they are out there.

I think one of the things about writing in the studio is that the song hasn't matured, if you like, so quite often the vocals are early attempts. Whereas once you've taken it out on the road a bit, you learn more about a song.