We've always been quite clear about how we want the songs to sound. If we can imagine the song being played at a party, and it gets people tapping their feet, then it's in.
I don't know how many bands I saw who would try to wreck a hotel room, but I never wrecked a hotel room in my life! If I'm gonna sit there and throw a TV out the window... if it's a good TV, maybe I should just take it home.
I have the Internet, but the first that happens with it is my machine will crash. I get by when it's operating. What would I know about updating?
For me, New York has always been a city of unpredictability. You can never guess what's going to happen next.
You've got to love what you do. You've got to like doing it, because it is a lot of your life.
I don't regard myself as a soloist. It's a color; I put it in for excitement. It's not great loss if a solo has to go. We've made songs without solos.
