From a 1996 Rolling Stone Q&A:
In “Bob Roberts’ Society Band,” you say, “They don’t play grunge, and they don’t play loud/It’s the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.” Do you feel alternative rockers just don’t party enough?
I just don’t think they have much fun. I believe that the ability to laugh at ourselves diffuses issues better than attacking them with a sledgehammer. I’m a Mark Twainer from way back, and satire is my favorite kind of writing. A lot of music today just gets a little too serious for its own good. I mean, we’re descended from court jesters, not philosophers.
I come down hard on the court jester side myself.
And here’s our guy playing it live and having all kinds of fun.
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