By Now All Rock Bands Are Wise

What's The Most Outrageous Thing I've Ever Done? Let's Just Say I Don't Think I've Done It Yet. The Most Outrageous Thing Is Yet To Come.

I Have No Problem With Bands Using Participant Financing Schemes Like Kickstarter And Such. I've Said Many Times That I Think They're Part Of The New Way Bands And Their Audience Interact And They Can Be A Fantastic Resource, Enabling Bands To Do Things Essentially In Cooperation With Their Audience. It's Pretty Amazing, Actually.

My Father Was An Expert Hunter, So We Ate A Lot Of Wild Game When I Was Growing Up In Montana. That Helped Broaden My Palate Generally, But I Know It Informed My Distaste For Factory Farms And Unspectacular Commercial Meat.

My Dad, Frank Addison Albini, Was A Terrific Shot With A Rifle And Had Generally Excellent Hunting Skills. While My Dad Loved Hunting And Fishing, He Didnt Romanticize Them. He Was Filling The Freezer, Not Intellectualizing Some Caveman Impulse Or Proving His Worth As A Real Man.

The Single Best Thing That Has Happened In My Lifetime In Music, After Punk Rock, Is Being Able To Share Music, Globally For Free.