I Want To Be In Cahoots With

The Bands That Have Been The Most Important To Me, And The Records That Have Been The Most Important To Me As A Fan, Have Been Records That Surprised Me For One Reason Or Another.

In 1980, I Moved To Chicago, And I Recorded Demo Tapes For My Friends' Bands, And In 1981, The First Big Black Record - The First Thing I Did That Was An Actual Record.

My Father Was An Expert Hunter, So We Ate A Lot Of Wild Game When I Was Growing Up In Montana. That Helped Broaden My Palate Generally, But I Know It Informed My Distaste For Factory Farms And Unspectacular Commercial Meat.

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 Let You Paint A Nice Picture.

The Band Cannot Sign To Another Label Or Even Put Out Its Own Material Unless They Are Released From Their Agreement, Which Never Happens.