There's Such A Wealth Of Arts And

There's A Very Old Recording Maxim That Goes, 'distance Makes Depth.' I've Used That A Hell Of A Lot-whether It's Tracking Guitars Or The Whole Band. People Are Used To Close-miking Amps, But I'd Have A Mic Out Around The Back, As Well, And Then Balance The Two. Also, You Shouldn't Have To Use Eq In The Studio If The Instruments Sound Right. You Should Be Able To Get The Right Tones Simply With The Science Of Microphone Placement.

You Can't Expect To Be The Same Person You Were Three Years Ago. Some People Expect You To Be And Can't Come To Terms With The Fact That If A Year Has Elapsed Between Lps, That Means One Year's Worth Of Changes. The Material Consequently Is Affected By That, The Lyrics Are Affected By That... The Music Too.

I May Not Believe In Myself, But I Believe In What I'm Doing.

The Element Of Change Has Been The Thing, Really. We Put Out The First One, Then The Second... Then A Third Lp Totally Different From Them. It's The Reason We Were Able To Keep It Together.

I Had Another Idea Of Getting A Traveling Medicine Wagon With A Dropdown Side And Traveling Around England. That Might Sound Crazy To You, But Over There It's So Rural You Can Do It. Just Drop Down The Side And Play Through Big Battery Amps And Mixers And It Can All Be As Temporary Or As Permanent As I Want It To Be.