The liner notes on the group's first album, Televisionary , explain that Americans are in grave danger of being entertained to death. To prove their point, band members have kidnapped themselves and are holding themselves hostage until certain demands are met. Sounds sensible to us. So I'm very wary of deifying personality traits and serving them up as models.
People are so eager to deify . . .
Right, we understand. Well, I'm in a business that makes that really difficult. I mean, I aspire to be a well-known rock musician, so obviously, I'm leaving myself open for an incredible invasion of privacy. I'm ready to deal with it, but I'd rather discourage it if I can. But being an astrologer and a musician is the way I practice politics.