1.
I'd definitely be into doing some zombie slaying music. That'd be cool.
J Mascis
2.
Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
J Mascis
3.
I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
J Mascis
4.
I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.
J Mascis
5.
It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.
J Mascis
6.
I don't have any tattoos but I've thought about getting Ernie, from Bert and Ernie, on my earlobe. He made a big impression on me as a kid. And I have pretty big earlobes.
J Mascis
7.
You might as well play at the show everyone else is playing at.
J Mascis
8.
When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.
J Mascis
9.
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
J Mascis
10.
I enjoy having some boundaries to work within. That's why I generally don't like alternate tunings and stuff like that. I like the boundaries of regular tunings.
J Mascis
11.
People have to do what they want to do.
J Mascis
12.
All labels are offensive in some way.
J Mascis
13.
It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just to try to mimic the dynamic [of the drums]. Drums seemed a lot more expressive. [I was] Trying to emulate the feeling of playing the drums on the guitar - I guess that's why I played it so loud.
J Mascis
14.
I have limited interests. I really like all sorts of gear. Guitar gear. Recording gear. Stuff like that. I like music, you know.
J Mascis
15.
It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the edge of my ability.
J Mascis
16.
I've never liked rehearsing too much.
J Mascis