I Don't Think I Would Live Outside

I've Never Been In Another Kind Of Midlife Crisis. I Don't Know What It Feels Like When You're Through That, But I Definitely Feel That Changing A Few Things, Like Being On A Different Label And Having Things Kind Of Settle Back Into A Sense Of Normality, Helps To Feel Grounded.

It Wasn't Just Like, "i Want To Make A Record That Sounds Like Classic Rock" At All. It Was More Like, "i Want To Make A Record That Is A Little More Unsettling And Maybe Isn't As Easily Understood Now." That Just Seemed More Important, Like, For Me To Make As An Artist, Than It Was To Make Something To Make People Feel Safe Right Away.

There Was This Kind Of Wackiness That Was Really Embraced And Put On A Pedestal. It Was Before The Millennium. We Were Envisioning A Future That Was Mostly Idealistic. I Think That Came Crashing Down A Little Bit In 9/11, Or A Lot. There Is Something About Portland That Does Seem To Still Exist In This Total Idealistic World And Total Idealistic Mind Frame, And I Think That's What Dream Of The '90s Is Talking About.

I Think In Some Ways, Whether You've Ever Actually Been To Portland, People Definitely Understand This Highly Curated Niche Lifestyle, Because A Lot Of People Are Sort Of Striving For That Now. Or They're Hating On It.

With Rock Band, You Can Play Along To Black Sabbath Or Nirvana And Possibly Find New Ways Of Appreciating Their Artistry By Being Allowed To Perform Parallel To It. Rock Band Puts You Inside The Guts Of A Song.