Quotes by Bob Mould

“Youre surrounded by electronic music in New York. I mean New York is one of the few places in North America where electronic music is the prevalent form.”

“I was a lifelong fan and a student of the wrestling business. When I got the call to come over as a consultant for that, to help with the production of a regular TV show, I was floored. It was a dream come true, like managing a football team would be for some people or whatever.”

“That song was definitely about somebody going back in the closet,”

“I think same-sex marriage is an issue that wont be settled soon, nor will the need to change public perception fade away next year.”

“I used to live too much of my life worrying about what other people thought, ... My dark and introspective life was solitary. It was valid, (but now) I finally feel like I have a family. Im integrated. My friends are really important to me, and they have a lot to do with why this record is so (expletive) cool.”

“We really cover the whole spectrum and its a hoot. Its meant to be a really up, fun show. And its a nice reward for me personally, since Ive never gone back and revisited some of this stuff. And for other people, its a reward for bearing with me.”

“The club night was an extension of making the record. Weve written it over the past couple years, but we just need to tighten up the sounds a little bit.”

“Its gotten really blurry, ... When you ask, Are we creating a genre? I dont know. Were just creating a party. I went to a gay bar in L.A. a few weeks ago and they were playing Interpols Slow Hands. A quarter of the guys were singing along, and there was some sort of kinky scene happening. I was like, This is really cool. Its what Ive been telling my record company all along: We need to promote those remixes to DJs, because the worlds arent that far apart, anymore.”

“Maybe if I get off the road and stop playing with punk rock bands, therell be a lot more records. It would probably involve me getting out of the conventional music business as we know it and heading more towards a self-sufficient, self-structured release-type thing. I wouldnt expect a regular label to keep up with the amount of stuff that Ive got, or the amount of stuff I would have if I could just sit in a room and just write music.”

“When the business starts shaping the art, or the delivery of the art, then its not right.”

“The best scenario is where people support the artist directly. Were a ways from that yet-if people can get it for free, why would they pay?”

It reset and mended my freshly damaged and distorted view of life, and made me recognize that this thing we call music, this primal expression that we reshape and refine and define ourselves with, is the gift I was given. The ability to communicate what others feel but cannot fully express, the passing down and around of songs and stories, from Pete Townshend to Joey Ramone to me, to the audiences who take the time and effort to support our work and give us a way to support ourselves -- Im thinking this is what I am supposed to be doing.

Jeff Hudson started me on a path that was key, and as life goes on its become a mantra to me. Its that youre born into a family, your family of origin, and youre stuck with it. Once I recognized that, it freed me up to have a different kind of family: a family of choice. The people I surround myself with, spend holidays with, look to for support and comfort and validation -- thats my family of choice.