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There's just no great rock albums anymore. There's a lot of rock music out there, but it's very bland and disposable.

With iTunes and Spotify and Pandora and this and that, you don't need to buy CDs any more.

I understand why some kid in his bedroom in Wisconsin thinks downloading songs couldn't hurt anyone. True fans will buy the CD or go see the movie after downloading, but to say it doesn't affect anyone - come on.

People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs.

I think rock records tend to be very expensive.

I'm sometimes critical about other artists who come out with something different until maybe I hear the music. If the music is there, then they did their job, and I'll enjoy the CD.

A lot of people do talk about the demise of the album, but I still believe that if an artist tries hard to make a great album, people will buy it and listen to it as an album, rather than just a collection of random songs.

With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD.

Rock will never be dead for me. Do I like a lot of what I hear on rock music radio? No, not for the most part. I'm not a fan of the regurgitated Pearl Jam and Nickelback crap that's the biggest thing in the Midwest. There isn't that big of a market for rock anymore. Every once in a while something happens and you like it.