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 ….

I think fashion is repulsive. The whole idea that someone else can make clothing that is supposed to be in style and make other people look good is r….

There won't ever be a mass-market record industry again, and that's fine with me because that industry didn't operate for the benefit of the musician….

You can't help noticing an amazing ass. Pretty naked ladies will always get my attention. Revealingly dressed good-looking women will always get my a….

For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy muc….

Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust. Don't sign an….

Know what you're trying to do before you do it. Turning knobs at random isn't enlightening any more than throwing paint at a wall blindfolded will le….

I don't feel like embarrassing Kurt by talking about what a psycho hosebeast his wife is, especially when he knows it already..

Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment.

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing ou….

Toast is bread made delicious and useful. Un-toasted bread is okay for children's sandwiches and sopping up barbecue sauce, but for pretty much all o….

The woman I am currently crazy about was a vegetarian for a year until I started dating her. As is the case with most vegetarians, she had never eate….

There is a lot of use of ProTools in professional studios, but this is mostly for the special effects it allows, not for sound quality. These special….

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 me….

The single best thing that has happened in my lifetime in music, after punk rock, is being able to share music, globally for free..

I moved to Chicago in 1980 to go to college.

I do not want and will not take a royalty on any record I record. I think paying a royalty to a producer or engineer is ethically indefensible. The b….

New York has magnificent eating available, both in restaurants and in the materials available to home cooks in the many specialty markets..

Cooking is about presenting flavors and other aspects of food in a way that makes best use of them and makes an engaging, satisfying meal. Taste nece….

Record labels, which used to have complete control, are essentially irrelevant. The process of a band exposing itself to the world is extremely democ….

We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are novel, they are probably ….