I Don't Feel Like Embarrassing

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 Band Write The Songs. The Band Play The Music. It's The Band's Fans Who Buy The Records. The Band Is Responsible For Whether It's A Great Record Or A Horrible Record. Royalties Belong To The Band. I Would Like To Be Paid Like A Plumber. I Do The Job And You Pay Me What It's Worth.

I Want To Be In Cahoots With Bands Who Want To Make The Record Of Their Dreams.

If The Label Presents Them With A Contract That The Band Don't Want To Sign, All The Label Has To Do Is Wait. There Are A Hundred Other Bands Willing To Sign The Exact Same Contract, So The Label Is In A Position Of Strength

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.

Im Busy Doing My Job, And Being A Loudmouth Doesnt Appeal To Me As Much As When I Was Younger And Had The Youthful Delusion That I Was Smarter Than Everybody Else.