Ron Mael : (4)

" We made demos of those early songs that we recorded in our guitarist’s bedroom with just a reel-to-reel tape, and we sent those to at least 20 different record companies at the time thinking, oh the offers are just going to be flowing in. The only person that did respond was Todd Rundgren, and we’re forever indebted to him. " - Ron Mael

" I don’t think it’s especially praiseworthy that even in those periods when things around us were kind of dire, we were working on the music. There isn’t an alternative; that kind of work ethic is all that there is. " - Ron Mael

" We actually were passionate about the British bands. " - Ron Mael

" My favourite Ghibli film is maybe lesser known: the ‘Tale of Princess Kaguya.’ It’s a different visual style, by a different director to most of the films, but it’s really beautiful, and an old Japanese fable brought to life in an almost moving-watercolour kind of way. " - Ron Mael