Killing an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no right to do it.
Few bands in hard rock history have been so adept at balancing the awesome and trivial as Van Halen in their prime.
Ever wonder why people are so determined to reach for white picket fences, supposed normalcy, a nuclear family? Well, try growing up without one.
Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.
If I am thinking the same as everyone why bother pushing to get it published?
I'm that grumpy old guy yelling at all those pesky little Grizzly Bear fans to get offa my lawn.
Gary Allan has long been one of country's most reliably velvet-voiced beautiful losers.
We make our days pleasant or miserable. If we insist on being miserable, irritable and nasty, more than likely the day will give us exactly what we give it. A day is too valuable to waste on misery and unhappiness.
I'm always amazed by writers who say, "Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit. " I just need a real big chunk of time to sit down and focus. That's my process.
I stole comic books from my brother when I was a kid, but I was never like an avid fan. I can't claim to be like a comic book geek.
I'm always afraid, because I do most of my stuff at home, where nobody bothers me, and I don't have to stroke somebody's ego or be careful about hurting someone's feelings. But I also want to know that I can still go into the world and be with other people and make music.