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I Don't Think I Would Live Outside Of The Northwest. I Think The Quality Of Life In Portland Is Really Good. People Move From Intense, High-powered Jobs, And Move To Portland, Work Half As Much And Live Twice As Good.

The Natural World Operates By Its Own Set Of Rules. The Animal World, All The Places That Are Feral And Ungovernable, That's Where I Find A Lot Of Inspiration. There Is Just As Much Beauty There, But There Is Also Decay And Violence.

I Wrote So Much About Fandom And Participation For Npr That I Eventually Realized My Most Fertile Way Of Participating In Music Is To Actually Play It, At Least In A Way That Made The Most Sense To Me.

I Think That There's Always An Assumption, When A Band Goes On Hiatus Or Stops Playing, That There's Some Acrimony Brewing Under The Surface.

I've Always Been A Fan First And Foremost - Obsessing Over Bands And Seeking Out Bands, And Spending Hours And Hours Listening. When I Played Music, The Scope Of My Fandom Became More Myopic; I Was Focusing On The Bands We Were Touring With, Or The Bands On The Label. And You're Always Positing Yourself In Relation To Other Bands. Since I Haven't Been Playing, I Feel A Little Less Cynical. I'm Able To Seek Out Music And Approach It Strictly As A Fan.