If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so.
I still felt we had some really good music on that record, but it's a shame that we couldn't make it better. And the tour was a total mess. We just had no life, no energy, and I felt we were going through the motions.