MySpace is just spam central. I mean, every day I just get mail inviting me to gigs that are nowhere near Los Angeles!
We've influenced other artists, and when younger generations become fans of those artists and hear about us, they discover our music too.
I think Roland read 'Primal Scream' first and then gave it to me. This was, I think, even prior to 'The Graduate' days. We both got heavily into and it offered a lot of questions about how screwed up our home life was.
The synth helped us in that it meant you didn't have to be a traditional four-piece band and basically, you didn't have to work too hard.
Normally doing an album you go from track to track and go, 'Let's not work on this one today, let's go work on the other one,' and I think you tend to get more self-indulgent that way.
I like the country, the peace and quiet, because the music business is so hectic.
