My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.

If it is true that we have a personal relationship with God, then that's enough for me.

The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem.

Risk is what separates the artist from the artisan.

Almost everything The Beatles did was great, and it's hard to improve on. They were our Bach. The way to get around it may be to keep it as simple as possible.

I got out of high school, bought a recording studio and started operating it as an engineer and a producer.

I love loud music. I listen loud, and that's part of how I've learned how to do this. Record softly and play back loud and a whole other thing happens.