[Rick and Roll]

For a present years ago, someone gave a me a "complete history of rock" book by Rolling Stone. It's rubbish. While there is value in the discography, you should see the vile commentary on bands like Gentle Giant, Yes, Rush. "Pretentous, arty", etc.

These mainstream publications scare me more than the fly-by-night rags.

It's not that they hate us so - what gets me is that they glorify such crap like Springsteen and Bob Dylan. I listen to music first - put R.L. Stevenson on a Bon Jovi song, and it still sucks. I couldn't care less what Bob Dylan has to say - his songs have little musical value.

And if someone mentions the word "Important" in describing a musician, I shall treat them like the person on the Pantera album cover.