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Absolutely. I listen to music really differently now than when I was younger. I had sort of a critic's perspective all of the time. I love music now as much as zi ever have but it functions for me differently. When I saw a band when I was 20, 25, I'd look at that band and say, "Oh, they could be a great band if only," or "They're almost great." I'd compare them to the canon of great rock works and think of them along those kind of lines and sheer aesthetics and what they'd mean in the grand scheme of rock'n'roll. Now, my friends having fun playing music at the Hole in the Wall is a lot more meaningful to me. I don't think "His voice is a little bit too thin and that guitar tone needs some work and these arrangements are a little bit screwy and that lyric makes me crazy." I don't bring this fine-toothed critical comb to things now. Moreover, I don't bring the disdain- I used to have complete disdain for bands that didn't measure up to my critical standards
Did you used to require music to have more worth?
A different kind of worth. Part of it was that my sense of cool was attached to that. My ego was attached to the music that I was into- That's a very guy thing. It's definitely a guy thing. It's definitely a High Fidelity kind of guy thing. It never goes completely away. My closest friends and I play poker every week- That would be the media- controlling poker cabal I've been trying to crack.
We'll put you on the list. No, no, no, I don't want to play. I wanted

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Spring 2001

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