If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out.
If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
I don't have any illusions anymore. The illusion that rock 'n' roll could change anything - I don't believe that. I've changed.