I was living in Gainesville, Florida, and our babysitter brought over the soundtrack to The Who's "Tommy" - not the actual record "Tommy", but the so…

- John Vanderslice

There's nothing like space and the ability to make unlimited amounts of noise at any time, especially in San Francisco.

- John Vanderslice

Caffeine gives me hope. Sometimes, when I brew my wicked strong Irish black tea just perfect, about halfway through the mug I feel a clear and overwh…

- John Vanderslice

The world is just going to continue to fragment, and that's a great thing.

- John Vanderslice

If you'd asked me what I'd wanted to do five years ago, I'd have told you I wanted to be Viktor Vaughn or The Game - I would want to be a rapper with…

- John Vanderslice

When I tour with a band, things get more unconscious and more automatic as the tour goes on. Music has to be like natural speech. It's probably like …

- John Vanderslice

The funny thing is that even engineers and techs don't know what a tiny telephone connector is - people call them TT connectors. Engineers used to co…

- John Vanderslice

Making love to robots will probably be great one day. It's just not a viable option right now.

- John Vanderslice

One day, digital will be it. Analog will just be another oddity, and that's fine, too. I have no great misgivings about it, but there will always be …

- John Vanderslice