Every band I've come across has read more than I have.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've been part of five different bands in my time.
I read a lot - and I read a variety of genres.
Before I wasn't sure what I wanted to say, but now, I have had so many different experiences that they have given me what I want to get across in my music.
So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.
I've probably written about three albums that no one will ever hear.
It's very difficult sometimes having bands, you know, when all the members aren't on the same page.
We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are novel, they are probably things we have discovered by accident or investigation rather than by design.
We'd never expect to understand a piece of music on one listen, but we tend to believe we've read a book after reading it just once.
Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country.