I don't have any tattoos but I've thought about getting Ernie, from Bert and Ernie, on my earlobe. He made a big impression on me as a kid. And I have pretty big earlobes. — J Mascis Copy Share Image
It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the… — J Mascis Copy Share
It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just to try… — J Mascis Copy Share
I don't have any tattoos but I've thought about getting Ernie, from Bert and Ernie, on my earlobe. He made a big impression on… — J Mascis Copy Share
I was just reading about Paul Simon in 'Uncut', and it was fascinating. I never think about him much or think about his music… — J Mascis Copy Share
Yeah, you know, I'm always into cassette. At least they seem to be the longest-lasting medium we used to have. I don't play cassettes… — J Mascis Copy Share
Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different. — J Mascis Copy Share
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer. — J Mascis Copy Share
It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion. — J Mascis Copy Share
Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo. — J Mascis Copy Share
