I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry.
I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.
My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.
We've turned into a whining society.
All I can go on is my own value system.
I think God is the most unexplored territory in rock and roll music.