We wanted to establish a new fan base over here. And second, we wanted to challenge ourselves. We wanted to bring what is ostensibly new music to fresh ears and see what lights them up.

[Then, there is the immense challenge of the actual task she has embraced: To transform the thinking of an entire province of gas-guzzling, car-loving, fossil-fuel addicts.] We really have to make profound changes, ... I'm really looking forward to working hard and diligently . . . To make sure we can change our ways and fulfill our responsibility to future generations.

The sprint car challenge is a one-of-a-kind show,

Obviously I believe in reincarnation and all that kind of stuff - I don't think anyone's going to be surprised to hear that.

Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls

We found in the late '90s that if we didn't do a certain number of the old chestnuts, people weren't gonna come to hear the new stuff.