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I Think Maybe What Happened Was The Convenience Of Technology Overshadowed The Experience Of Holding An Album In Your Hands, And Sitting On Your Bedroom Floor, And Staring At A Picture Of John Lennon Or Gene Simmons Or Johnny Rotten. That Tangible Experience Can Sometimes Become An Even More Emotional Experience, Because It's Really Happening.

When Digital Technology Started Becoming The Norm, You've Got 50, 60, 70 Years Of Recordings On Tapes That Are Just Deteriorating. Like, A Two-inch Reel Of Recording Tape Won't Last Forever. It Dissolves. It Will Disappear.

It's A Weird Thing When You Make Records. You Try To Hear It Before You Make It, So You Walk Into The Studio With This Idea Of What You Expect To Happen, And That Usually Changes. That Usually Turns Into Something Else, And That's A Good Thing. If Everything Was As You Imagined It To Be, It Just Wouldn't Be As Much Fun.

When Something Good Comes Your Way, You Better Feel Fortunate, Because It Doesn't Last Forever.

I Think That If You're Passionate About Something And You're Driven And You're Focused, Then You Can Pretty Much Do Anything That You Want To Do In Life.