It's such a beacon for a lot of the music that influenced us.

They were kinda genre-less. When they first came out, people couldn't classify them. They were a stepping stone for a broader culture of music.

A simple explanation would be punk rock. We call it slant rock. It can go in a lot of directions.

Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music.

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.

It's a commemoration ... and there's a lot to commemorate. We built a city that can stand up to any city in the world. There's nowhere like San Francisco. You can be anyone in the world and feel like you fit in here.