[Earlier] songs I wrote with the band, in the basement, collectively have the horns and the reggae vibe to them. These songs, I went and wrote, like, SONG-songs. Now, I'm writing again, and I'm back to the reggae stuff. It was really like a moment in time. |
a number of management changes to streamline the company's organizational structure and sharpen the focus of its business activities. |
Don't be afraid to dance with the person next to you as long as they are cool with it. |
He wasn't this thing that everybody always paints him to be. He wasn't a devil who got with Dave Matthews and changed everything. He's just a dude. He's completely natural. That threw me off and got me so excited. |
Honestly, this is the best record - obviously - that we've ever done in the studio. You can't argue with that. It's not to knock what we've done in the past - they have their time and place - but I don't think I've ever felt that comfortable before in the studio. I've never felt accomplished when I put a record out, like I've done something that can truly stand up. |
I tried to put myself in the character and within three minutes described how frustrating it is to watch a woman, like, systematically erase you from her mind. Like, if that were to happen, how would you capture it? So that's where the song came from. |
I was definitely difficult. I definitely had to be - not pushed into it, but say it's OK to go and write with other people. |
If I have a bad night, kids are going to hear about it, so they might as well be able to download it. |
If you spend all your time reading these message boards and things, you listen to the folks who say: 'I loved the old stuff - it had an innocence to it. It was really bad, which is why I liked it.' People don't want you to change. I'd be miserable. |
In the past, we let ourselves be limited by time or attitudes or whatever. This time I just thought, 'Why not do the best we can?' |
It's really an homage to back in the day, when I'd sit in the basement with my buddies when we were 10 and call and request a song - and they'd play it! That -- doesn't happen any more. If I could redo the song, it would change a little bit, because it's not completely finished. But the idea's right - one of our goals is to get into this system like a virus and then open the doors for other bands like us. Our intentions are good. |
Oh, man, I love Jerry - we have a great time. I love the Talking Heads, |
Sure. I should do all those things. That's great. |
We were never burdened with the ability to solo for 20 minutes. It wasn't really an option. If I could do a solo like half the guys out there, I would. |
We're basically capturing that same emotion. I think a lot of folks miss out on the art of things these days, so we're gonna try to find it. |