Nobody Understands Me, I'm Really Sensitive.

The Most Successful Stuff Is Sold To You As Indispensable Social Information. The Message In The Music Is, 'we Are Terribly, Terribly Slick And Suave, And If You Listen To Us, You Can Probably Get A Leg Up In Society, Too.'

Studios Are Like Hospitals. A Lot Of People Check In, And They Don't Check Out.

How Am I Going To Listen To That Horrible Noise I Make Without A Gram Of Coke And A Couple Of Double Jack Daniels?

My General Take On American Music Since 1969 Is That It's Just Getting Stiffer And People Are Getting More Uptight - Audience, Performance, And Palace Guard.

It's The Same Thing: I Would Think, "if I Can't Go Out And Pull Some Teenager Tonight, Maybe I'm No Good On Stage Anymore." And You Start To Think That You Even Need It As A Motivation. I Did, Anyway.