I think some bands thrive on the idea of changing instruments. When they're off their real instrument, the ability to go very far from the original idea is reduced.

The way you do anything is the way you do everything.

I danced along a colored wind/ Dangled from a rope of sand

The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.

Music has generally involved a lot of awkward contraptions, a certain amount of heavy lifting.

When you're a kid and you're trying to find your own voice, it's rather daunting to hear somebody like Howlin' Wolf, because you know that you'll never achieve that.

I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.