The Band Cannot Sign To

Suicide Was Such A Formative Band For Me, So Influential In The Development Of My Taste. They're One Of Those Bands That Operated In Absolute Isolation For So Long That They Developed A Completely Unique World View.

Record Labels, Which Used To Have Complete Control, Are Essentially Irrelevant. The Process Of A Band Exposing Itself To The World Is Extremely Democratic And There Are No Barriers. Music Is No Longer A Commodity, It’s An Environment, Or Atmospheric Element. Consumers Have Much More Choice And You See People Indulging In The Specificity Of Their Tastes Dramatically More. They Only Bother With Music They Like.

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.

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.