“I guess there are two things that make me like songs generally, of ours, and that is if they groove well, or if they have a jam that can go somewhere.” IfsWellsTwoSongTwo ThingsJamGroove Author:Mike Gordon
“I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.” GuitarReferringSaxophoneCymbals Author:Mike Gordon
“I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.” WritingSongWrittenPoetic Author:Mike Gordon
“It does make sense to put on some songs that are relatively short, because radio usually only plays songs that are less than 4 or 5 minutes.” DoePlaySongMinutesRadioMake Sense Author:Mike Gordon
“Right after I graduated, my girlfriend, who I had been going out with for five years, dumped me, and my grandmother died.” YearsFiveDiedGirlfriendFive YearsGrandmotherGoing OutMy GrandmotherMy GirlfriendDumpedMother Died Author:Mike Gordon
“The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and a Chili Peppers album, and a couple of Pearl Jam albums. We want to get someone that will sort of bring out the high energy aspect more than the dreaminess that was on the last album.” WantTwoLastsGuyEnergyCoupleAspectAlbumsComing OutPearlsJamTwo DaysPeppersHigh EnergyChiliAerosmithPearl JamChili Peppers Author:Mike Gordon
“Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget what it's called and who makes it. It's got a whole bunch of different settings. You can play a note and it will raise the pitch when you push the pedal.” ThinkingWantDifferentPlayWholeSoundTermForgetInterestingRaisesNotesSettingBunchSettingsPedals Author:Mike Gordon
“We have access to more resources in general, and they are not going to force a situation on us, whether its the producer, or the cover, or what songs we have to play. And it's a small enough company that it seems like the people there care about music and not just about business.” PeopleEnoughPlaySeemsCareSongForceCompanySituationResourcesAccessProducers Author:Mike Gordon
“Personal initiative, competitive selection, the profit motive, corrected by failure and the infinite process of good housekeeping and the personal ingenuity-here constitute the life of a free society.” ProcessInfiniteProfitMotiveInitiativeSelectionIngenuityFree SocietyHousekeepingProfit MotiveGood Housekeeping Author:Winston Churchill