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Our managers hadn't had that kind of success - the record company hadn't, we hadn't - and the feeling was that the next record had to be even bigger, and if it wasn't it would be some kind of failure.

Records became much cruder in the last 20 years. Let's put it that way.

I don't know how you keep the world record holder off your team.

We certainly strive for trying to make a quality record throughout, and I think that's true of all of our records.

If you break an individual record, it's because of the greatness that comes before you.

Making every record is a process full of tough times.

I think we make too many records. One record a year is crazy to me. But some people have to sell tickets. The label has to meet their quarterly number: 'We need a record a year.' All of a sudden, the tail's wagging the dog. It's not the music; it's everything else making the music. That's just backwards. It's wrong.

People say, 'How's the record doing?' In the old days you'd say, 'We're at 600,000, it's doing great.' You don't say those things anymore. Those numbers are gone.