One of the books we read a few years ago that had a big effect on us was Repeated Takes by Michael Chanan.
You should approach a sequencer like you would a Dobro guitar.
We try to treat everywhere we play differently and that's really important.
Warp was important to Thom about two years ago when he was looking for different sounds.
The trick with computers I think, is to approach old and new things with the same reverence as you would like your favourite chair and not be seduced by the constant innovation otherwise you never do anything.
The thing about rock is that people are not just interested in bands because of where they want to go. It's where they want to escape from that matters.
The guitar is a much more efficient machine than a computer. More responsive.
People need to focus on bigger issues instead of whether George Bush is an idiot or not.
When we rehearse, we're always trying to aim for something else. But we never quite succeed in getting there.