I Think Short-term Goals Are Important. Trying

Rock Band Is More Like Stairmaster Than It Is Like Rock 'n' Roll - It's The Same Steps With Different Degrees Of Difficulty.

A Lot Of Music For Me Was About - I Mean Aside From The Fun And Challenge Of Writing And Being Really Good Friends With My Bandmates - Getting To Perform.

To Really Be Tortured By A Song, It Needs To Be More Than Just Something You Don't Like Or Don't Get; It Has To Make Your Skin Crawl By Getting Under It. Strangely, That Last Clause Could Describe Provocative Or Daring Music, As Well.

If Your Whole World Of A Band Or Music Is Taking Place In A Digital Realm Or On Technological Devices, It's All Mediated Through Those Things. That Takes Away From The Experiential And Sensual Nature Of Music. That's A Lot Less Exciting For Me To Think About. It's Not My Ideal Way Of Living With Music.

I'm Really Drawn To The Uncompromising Realness Of Natural Process: It's Unadorned. It's Not Very Pretty.