Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
I know we play a part in the story of progressive music, but for us those influences are the real fathers, the ones that we were interested in.
When I think of a lot of the players I admire, they could always play their parts without hiding behind distortion and sustain. Put the time in. Hear your mistakes. Yeah, it sucks, it's humbling, it makes you want to throw the guitar out the window. But if you work on your mistakes, they'll eventually go away, and you'll become a strong player.
Music is a communication. It's a two-way street. You need people to play to in order to make that connection complete. That's the way we look at it.
Obviously the best way to retain the most profit is to not give any of it away. That's something that you certainly learn through the years.
A lot of people around the world were, like, very frustrated, you know "Why don't you just release the name? Why is it taking so long?" But the cool thing is that it brought people together, like you said, it brought our fans into the experience, it sort of exposed us, exposed the process, and I think it welcomed Mike Magini, because people saw what happened to get to that point.
I remember feeling for the first time going somewhere where I was part of a community where I didn't feel like an outcast. I felt like I belonged. Everyone had a guitar strapped to their back.
In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have nothing to do with IQ. Also, the idea that intelligence can be gauged by an IQ test is erroneous.
Respect the delicate ecology of your delusions.
To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.
Saints are people who belong fully to God. They are not afraid of being mocked, misunderstood or marginalized.