I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever.
I'm a child of the 70's; influenced mostly by albums that had a wide variety of style.
When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be.
I don't think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my albums and don't release them.
The Band never really played big concert tours. We never sold millions and millions of albums.
Living in the past is a Jethro Tull album, not a smart poker strategy.
You continue to evolve with each album that goes by and, as an artist, you continue to expand with every recording project.
Each album has its own cycle. We wanted to capture all those feelings and moments for this touring cycle.
A family's photograph album is generally about the extended family and, often, is all that remains of it.
It's arguable whether a hit song is gonna add to the business a film does. There are plenty of films that didn't do any business and sold a million albums.
We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album.
If you get a chance to be in a film, that's great. One of my goals is to make a record as good as Don Henley's album, Building the Perfect Beast.
When I was younger, I'd buy a vinyl album, take it home and live with it, and I think that attachment's largely gone for the file-sharing generation.
But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations.
Well, we didn't have our original drummer on our last record. And most of that album was not played as a band in the studio. It was mostly the world of computers and overdubs. There was very few things played live or worked out as a band.
Recording an album and doing it live are like two different animals. There are some people that are great singers live, horrible in the studio.
To do the Ozzfest again would be great. I'd like to finish with a final Sabbath album. You always feel that it is still a challenge.
There's just no great rock albums anymore. There's a lot of rock music out there, but it's very bland and disposable.
My great hero is Billie Holiday, and I've always wanted to do an album of standards with a piano-led quartet.
Music is an essential part of my life and I'm completely lost without a good album to listen to or my iPod in my pocket!
It just seems to me that there's no particular reason comedy albums should be dead. There's a lot to laugh at. We have very funny people, still.
