“He was with the Gigolo Ants before, and he’s really good.”

I think ultimately what you really want is a few people within any label that are into the band enough to really work on it every day for a long time and to actually try a little bit.

But obviously, the major labels have more money to spend, so if they feel like spending it, they have bigger resources there when you need them.

I don’t know that it was much better thirty years ago. The music industry just wasn’t as efficient.

The music industry was more oddball guys who did it for fun and now they are huge corporations that have become more structured.

Yeah, Jody [Porter] left. He’s a great guitar player.

I don’t know if there was really ever a golden age of the music business.

I’m not sure if he’ll end up as the permanent guitar player, but he’s the type of guy who can kind of step in and play anything.

It doesn’t always necessarily translate into them doing a better job for a band, but I think especially if you’re playing the game of commercial radio and making videos and stuff like that, that’s sort of an expensive proposition.

Most of what was released has always been garbage and some has been able to get through and last.

We have a guy named Phil Hurley who is going to go out on tour with us now.

It’s funny, but when there are dominant teams, there are a number of people who rail about the fact that they’re always seeing the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers or the Green Bay either in the playoffs or in the Super Bowl.

When a really new product comes along, it’s almost always a mistake to hang a well-known name on it.

My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.

When I got to university, I played in bands and did sketch stuff and it was always about coming up with material, which is why I never really practised and have no chops!!

I think it’s really easy to forget that – I’d sooner play something musical than flash, and as I can’t play anything flash.

Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn’t been a satirist or a political satirist who’s done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign.

You put deadlines on people you really don’t want, because that’s how you feel about them.

I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.