I Learned To Cook From My Mom.

The Bands That Have Been The Most Important To Me, And The Records That Have Been The Most Important To Me As A Fan, Have Been Records That Surprised Me For One Reason Or Another.

I Don't Think Anyone Has Exhausted The Range Of Sound Possible In A Conventional Rock Band, But People Do Become Slaves To Their Own Easiest Techniques

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.

I'm Only Interested In Working On Records That Legitimately Reflect The Band's Own Perception Of Their Music And Existence. If You Commit Yourselves To That As A Tenet Of The Recording Methodology, Then I Will Bust My Ass For You.

A Lot Of Musicians Are Good Cooks, And A Lot Of Cooks Are Musicians, But I Think That May Just Be A Result Of The Creative Impulse Finding Several Means Of Expression. Probably An Equivalent Number Are Visual Artists, Woodworkers Or Compulsive Liars.