Record Labels, Which Used To Have Complete

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.

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 Effects Soon Fall Out Of Fashion, And I Don't Think This Trend Will Define Studios Permanently

In Terms Of Other People's Perception Of Me, That's Their Business. There Are People Who I Have Never Met But, For Whatever Reason, I Am Certain That These People Are Jack-offs. I've Never Met Billy Joel, But I'm Absolutely Convinced He's An Asshole. I Can't Justify That Opinion, That's Just What I Think. But My Opinion About Billy Joel Isn't Going To Affect Him In The Slightest. In The Same Way, I Am Sure There Are People Out There Who Are Completely Convinced That I Am An Asshole, For Whatever Reason. They Might Even Feel More Justified Than I Feel About My Presumptive Opinion Of Billy Joel.

I'm Not Really Interested In Participating In Mainstream Culture. Participating In The Mainstream Music Business Is, To Me, Like Getting Involved In A Racket. There's No Way You Can Get Involved In A Racket And Not Someway Be Filthied By It.

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 Means Of Expression. Probably An Equivalent Number Are Visual Artists, Woodworkers Or Compulsive Liars.