To me, an untrained ear, a young person at the time, I would hear off the different feels, all these different sounds, and then years later realize that everyone had used the same equipment, just to their own ends.

There's not much room for deviation, yet if you manage to crack it, there then you can express things that actually do sound unique and genuinely original.

The biggest revolutions are the ones that happen in-between our ears.

You can sit in front of a computer and have a blank slate and be completely overwhelmed by the possibilities and not get anywhere.

It seems like people need to get into the last album until they can tolerate the next one. And then, slowly but surely, by the time the new one's available, they've gotten into the last one and they really love it.

I wouldn't judge people on their instant responses.

When Depeche Mode put out a single you knew that a week later you could go and buy the 12" and it would have six versions and they were all better.