Ladies And Gentlemen, God Bless America -

The Whole Slacker Generation Totally Didn't Apply To Us Musically.

Cbgb Represents A Lot To New York City And To Underground Rock And To New Wave And Post-punk And Whatever. But, You Know, It's Like Tearing Down The Jefferson Memorial Or Something.

When You're Recording To Analog Tape, It Captures Performance And You Can't Necessarily Manipulate That In Different Ways. It Is What It Is.

It's Funny, There Aren't Too Many Musicians That Also Moonlight As Studio Engineers. There's A Few - The Really Brilliant Ones.

I Think Maybe What Happened Was The Convenience Of Technology Overshadowed The Experience Of Holding An Album In Your Hands, And Sitting On Your Bedroom Floor, And Staring At A Picture Of John Lennon Or Gene Simmons Or Johnny Rotten. That Tangible Experience Can Sometimes Become An Even More Emotional Experience, Because It's Really Happening.