Ian Williams
The idea of the band is becoming more of a foldable, interchangable, and disposable idea. It was a big deal when Ron Wood joined the rolling stones, but I don't think anyone would notice if Pearl Jam got a new guitarist.
Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.
I've always been a tapper, as in, on tables, school desks, my legs and chest. I've eventually been able to figure out how to move that to the guitar.
I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the string, which is a lot closer to the source of the sound making.
I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a "mature" record means.
I think one of the most boring things is a person's taste.
I haven't studied with anyone. "doing it yourself" is something I took from punk rock, though I believe that's a pretty bankrupt myth, that one does it themself. When we all do it ourself, we're all doing it, aren't we?
I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.
American commentators always ridicule the Japanese as being outdated because of company loyalty. 21 year olds that work in coffee shops don't want to admit it, but their system of "being in a band" is working the same way.