The Heads were the only band on that scene that had a groove.
I think getting the rest of the guys in the band to write is important.
You might have a favorite band and really dislike one of the records. That's fine.
The band couldn't have happened anywhere else in the world but New York. That was the catalyst.
I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.
I just wanted to be a part of the band. Actually, that's what inspired me.
When we moved to Seattle, everybody kind of disappeared into different corners of the city and it was a very difficult time for the band.
From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.
Twisted Sister plays 20, 25 shows a year. But if the band had their druthers, they'd be out playing all the time.
Over time, certain people don't want to go on tour, and that can easily break up a band.
If anyone saw Fall Out Boy's first 400 shows, we were the worst band of all time.
As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member.
I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.
What I learned then was there is a certain power in a three piece band. The more people you put on that stage, the more diluted it becomes.
I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds.
Any band that is out there chasing it is doing more destruction to music then someone who is out there playing what they truly feel.
Synthesizers were looked at as stealing the soul of music, but then there were these new bands who used it to contradict that idea.
Even when I was coming through school, I was a loner and I used to study music and play it and play it, and I was in bands.
We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our music.
I like many different kinds of music. My favourite band is Radiohead, and I'm also a giant Jeff Buckley fan.
I just try to approach and serve the music in the way that I think is right for the band I'm in at the time.
