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Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since.

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I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because it's sensible or that I'm contrite, but because I need to keep my focus on the music I'm making. To do that, I need to be wide awake.

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As a youngster, I used to try to pick up any bits of wisdom about the guitar I could. It's not like now where you have books and books about every aspect of anything. Any little pearl of wisdom was welcome back then.

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If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, that's what you aim for.

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I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.

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A day-time song like 'Word Starts Attack,' I want to make your heart blow up and make you want to punch the air with your fist. It can't be ponderous.

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I seem to attract and be attracted to very willful, fascinating people.

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Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would make some interesting music.

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I think good artists know when they're on a roll, and they recognize when lightning is striking. It's a very fortunate thing to have that inspiration and not to overanalyze it or mess with it; you just follow it if you love what you do.

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My experience tells me, unfortunately, that so many people ask the question about 'The Smiths' reforming without really caring about the answer. They just really want to ask the question.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: October 31st, 1963

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