Always Be Skeptical About Simplicity.

Crime Is A Job. Sex Is A Job. Growing Up Is A Job. School Is A Job. Going To Parties Is A Job. Religion Is A Job. Being Creative Is A Job

I'm Really Curious How The Private Listening - Ipods, People Listening On Their Phones - How That Might Eventual Effect Music. There'll Be A Whole Genre Of Music That Really Works On A Kind Of One To One Headphone Or Earbud Level But Doesn't Really Work When You Play It In A Room.

Maybe This Is All A Bit Of A Myth, A Willful Desire To Give Each Place Its Own Unique Aura. But Doesn't Any Collective Belief Eventually Become A Kind Of Truth? If Enough People Act As If Something Is True, Isn't It Indeed "true," Not Objectively, But In The Sense That It Will Determine How They Will Behave? The Myth Of Unique Urban Character And Unique Sensibilities In Different Cities Exists Because We Want It To Exist.

I Try To Devote My Afternoons To Making Music In My Home Studio, But It's A Lot More Fun Hanging Out With Musicians And Friends, And Trying Subtly To Influence A Band Than Making Your Own Stuff.

The Making Of Music Is Profoundly Affected By The Market.