'With Teeth' is finished, |
Alex is doing great and fitting in well, |
And now, the day revolves around the show. It's a different mindset. You know, the rest of the guys in the band aren't sober. They're wild men in their own ways, and that leads to the isolation factor. But I'm not feeling particularly bad about it and I'm doing everything I can to take care of myself. |
And when the day arrives I'll become the sky and I'll become the sea and the sea will come to kiss me for I am going home. Nothing can stop me now. |
Anything I can do to help out. I love this place, and if it helps a little bit, whether it be through money, or exposure in the media. Or if three people smile out there because they had a better day, because there's something to do other than feel [bad] about what's happened here. That's why I'm doing it. |
Apparently, the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me. |
Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve. |
Here's what's up, no bullshit. Jerome came to me and said, 'My heart is pounding and I'm having chest pains'. We're all kind of freaked out back here. |
I can't begin to tell you what a difficult job it is to replace your drummer in this band. |
I do actually believe in love. I can't say that I'm 100 percent successful in that department, but I think it's one of the few worthwhile human experiences. It's cooler than anything I can think of right now. |
I feel uncomfortable because I'm insecure about who I am. |
I get involved with the set design, lighting and the use of film because I always hated seeing bands in arenas. They usually suck. You're not meant to see rock shows there. You're meant to see a basketball game. In approaching the idea of arenas, I asked, 'What can I do in arenas I can't do elsewhere?' I tried to make it unique, help frame the music, and make it more like theater, so it starts at one place and winds up at another. |
I had plenty of life experience to draw from while working on this record, ... I was getting sane while the world was going crazy. |
I just want something I can never have. |
I really should know better by now, but I have read some [Internet bulletin boards] and feel the need to explain a few things. Jerome Dillon does not have a drinking or drug problem. His illness is not the result of abuse, nor are there any purposefully vague statements about what's really going on with him. I am sure he is as frustrated and upset with the situation as everybody else. This is not his fault. ... Jerome is a great drummer and a great guy. We all wish him the best and hope to see him behind the drums again soon. At the present time, his performing live with us places him in a potentially very harmful situation. |