I come from the home-grown punk ethic, where it doesn't matter if you can't play a note, it's how you communicate.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I never look at a note. I just roam the stage. The people do not want to leave.
By many peoples' standards, my playing is very primitive but by punk standards, I'm a virtuoso.
It's easier to play aggression and malevolence onscreen, often, than to hit softer notes.
Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.
Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk.
I'm not trying to be flippant here, but I just play the guitar, don't I? That is my characteristic, and it's my identity as you hear it.
We tune down a full step when we play but I never miss a note. I've learned how to keep my voice.
I'm tired of people disturbing the peace, getting on the radio and sounding a hot mess. If I can tell what the note really is, why let them go to the note they think it is? I've got that mama vibe. I don't look at it with an ego.
It's very cliched to go, 'You're not punk.' We don't care if we are, and we don't care if we aren't.
I never use notes, they interfere with me.