You can't really imagine music without technology.
I use Pearl Eliminator Pedals and I swear by them.
Being a musician since I was a teen, Guitar Center is the staple. You need anything to create, it's there. You need a Guitar Center. You gotta give it homage. It's a tool shed, and without the tool shed, it's hard to create.
Some records with drum machines on them sound phony and plastic. It all depends on how you use the tools.
Technology has helped me with the writing and recording processes, and it's a great way to reach out to fans of my music, ... Dell's combining all these different technologies and making it really easy to enjoy them.
I collect as many acoustic guitars as I need for a specific purpose. Acoustic guitars are really just tools for me.
You can make yourself the greatest singer in the world or the best drummer in the world with the aid of technology.
If I'm not in an environment where I can record, it's great to be able to write something down, to be able to know how to do that, to be able to write notation. You grab a piece of paper and there it is. It's the cheapest recording equipment you can buy: a piece of manuscript paper and a pencil!
The energy in the banjo, and the beef in the bass. They're good tools to express yourself.
It's 2013, and you can make music anywhere. We've got laptops.
A young musician needs a powerful laptop and a good analogue synthesiser.
