No matter how long you play rock n roll songs might change just as the balls are there, the rock balls. And that's what's important to us.
I personally feel like an exorcism movie without God is like a western without hats. Sure, you can do it, but why would you try?
You get some confidence in your songwriting abilities and go for the essentials - guitar, bass, drums, vocals. Those are the basic band essentials that have to be in place before you go any further.
General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves.
Game mechanics are the core of what a game truly is. They are the interactions and relationships that remain when all of the aesthetics, technology, and story are stripped away.
The basic idea is always constructed around piano or guitar and a voice, that's what we live and die by, because if you build up from that foundation, it's going to be strong.
If it was up to me, we would eliminate close-ups and beautiful light and sound - because we want to go back to basics.
I always have to have what I believe are the pillars of an album - songs which I can go back to and admire personally as a piece of writing.
You can never really get away from the fundamentals of anything that you're doing.
Emotions are core to everything we do.
Talent is important but it is not the key point.
There are certain bits in my act that will never change.
