The only way you do anything is to become really active. And the most effective way to get your message to your elected representatives is to make campaign contributions and develop relationships with them.

This band is a real collaboration, and I'm greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn't have to be a certain kind of fan or person or anything. I think there's a little bit of something for everybody on this record.

We asserted ourselves as a music community, and showed legislators that music is positive. Especially if you've sold 300 million records worldwide and pay taxes.

We're all players and musicians and we sure all get along good. We just clicked right off the bat. We started playing and then we almost immediately started recording.

Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart.

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.

But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen.

But whenever history is in the making, there's some kind of intangible feeling.

I'm just really happy, because I think we're a great band, and I really like great bands.

I'm really into Sweet 75 right now, and I dig playing Nirvana, don't get me wrong. Even if Kurt never died, more than likely I'd be in Sweet 75 today still.

Just the other day I pulled out this old cassette of Ragged Glory and I popped it into my cassette player and I was digging it. They were just a great rock and roll band, one that presents the song ahead of everything else - there's no grand idea or concept behind it.

And Seattle isn't really crazy anymore. It's a big dot-com city.

But this is pretty new for me, both songwriting and singing.

I can't remember the last time I looked at a Nirvana web site.

I kind of discovered my voice for the first time, and the more I did it, the better it got.

I live out in the country now and it's quiet and it's a place where I can think a lot.

I think pot should be legalized, but I think the promotion of party culture is irresponsible.

If you've got a guitar and a lot of soul, just bang something out and mean it. You're the superstar.

Let's keep the music with us. We'll always have it.

Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka.