Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it into a Sonic Youth song and completely away from it being a solo song.

A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted.

The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given.

Tonight I am going to defecate on stage because I think that is the only way to express the nature of my soul according to rock and roll.

We're playing all these weird festivals, usually outdoors.

I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience.

Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people run away from that if they have parents who are really lame.