There are nights when you can feel stale because you've fallen into a pattern by touring too much, but it's easy to get out of it by deliberately getting in trouble and playing yourself into a corner to then see if you can get out of it.
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We really don't talk much about how this is or why it works for us. We'll just start playing. ... It's more like a dream that's coming forward.
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I was two and a half and my folks would put it on the record player and I would run around the house screaming, but I haven't been that hip since.
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If you get really worn out that's frequently a good way to get an idea because your usual noise isn't happening and they can come through easier.
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Yes and for two reasons: one, I couldn't find anything to imitate at the time, and secondly because what I heard on the radio didn't bear any resemblance to what I wanted to hear on the guitar.
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