“If you're talking about musically, I think I understand just a little bit more about things that were mostly intuited back then - how certain timings and tones work, so I can be a little more analytical about things now.” IfsThinkingLittlesI CanCertainBitsTalkingLittle BitToneTiming Author:David First
“I do think I've learned, in the ensuing years, how to be a more effective bandleader. And maybe, just maybe, we're a little better on our instruments.” ThinkingYearsLittlesInstrumentsI've Learned Author:David First
“I still have my "Anarchy in the UK" 7" [ Sex Pistols single]. I'm sure it gave us a context to think about as well as a kind of kick in the ass. But we had all been playing for years at that point.” ThinkingYearsWellsKindStillsSexAssKicksAnarchyPistolsSex Pistols Author:David First
“However naïve it sounds, or however inept the result, I think the idea is to try to alchemize the crap, not just mirror it all.” ThinkingTryingIdeasSoundResultsMirrorsCrap Author:David First
“I tell people too young to know that we came up during two of the most dogmatic times in recent history - the so-called hippie era and the punk era, both of which had a set of codes and rules that you had to look and dress and think a certain way, and for sure, to be of a certain age.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayLooksTwoAgeYoungCertainDressesErasCodePunkHippieDogmatic Author:David First