American commentators always ridicule the Japanese as being outdated because of company loyalty. 21 year olds that work in coffee shops don't want to admit it, but their system of being in a band is working the same way.
– Ian Williams
I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.
– Ian Williams
I haven't studied with anyone. doing it yourself is something I took from punk rock, though I believe that's a pretty bankrupt myth, that one does it themself. When we all do it ourself, we're all doing it, aren't we?
– Ian Williams
I think one of the most boring things is a person's taste.
– Ian Williams
I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a mature record means.
– Ian Williams
I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the string, which is a lot closer to the source of the sound making.
– Ian Williams
I've always been a tapper, as in, on tables, school desks, my legs and chest. I've eventually been able to figure out how to move that to the guitar.
– Ian Williams
Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.
– Ian Williams
The idea of the band is becoming more of a foldable, interchangable, and disposable idea. It was a big deal when Ron Wood joined the rolling stones, but I don't think anyone would notice if Pearl Jam got a new guitarist.
– Ian Williams
We made happy sounds because we were upset... just trying to make a positive situation out of a negative one.