American - Musician | December 10, 1965 -
It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the edge of my ability.
J Mascis
GuitarEdgePlayKindEverything
All labels are offensive in some way.
WayOffensiveLabelsSome
Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
TogetherGuitarSoloJustSongs
You might as well play at the show everyone else is playing at.
YouPlayEveryonePlayingWellShow
I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.
PeopleTreesGrowNiceCynicalGuys
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
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People have to do what they want to do.
PeopleWant
It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.
GoodFunPlaySometimesMoreLoud
When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.
MomentEnoughWrongPlayGoSolo
I've never liked rehearsing too much.
Too MuchNeverMuchLikedRehearsing
I enjoy having some boundaries to work within. That's why I generally don't like alternate tunings and stuff like that. I like the boundaries of regular tunings.
WorkEnjoyWhyBoundariesWithin
I was just reading about Paul Simon in 'Uncut', and it was fascinating. I never think about him much or think about his music or anything, but it's interesting to hear his ideas on stuff.
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