Night Flight Interview

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Do people actually listen to lyrics'

The Velvet Underground's influence

What was missing in '60s pop'

"What if Raymond Chandler wrote a Rock 'n' Roll Song'"

Making serious pop music

Listening to the radio growing up

"Adults always reject Rock 'n' Roll"

Hip Hop and Rap music

Synthesizer music

Vocoders and Doo-wop

Success of "Walk on the Wild Side"

Berlin

Metal Machine Music

Lou Reed's influence

Lou Reed covers

Vocal range

"There was never any Rock 'n' Roll that did what I wanted to do"

The Velvet Underground's legacy

His singular vision for rock

Balancing rock with the literary

New Sensations

Are songs about specific people'

Writing a novel vs. writing a song

Writing a memoir

Studying creative writing

Looking back: "I hope he was having a good time"

Writing after The Velvet Underground

Advantages to not being a trained musician

"This is what I wanted to do"

Thinking ahead

"I'm addicted to performing"

Why aren't you going to tour in the US'

Working with bassist Fernando Saunders

Drummer in architecture school

Recording at Skyline Studios

Recording all over the world

Recording the band's first take

Playing all the guitars

"In the Velvet Underground, I told them what to play"

Refining his guitar sound