Arto Lindsay

“Brazil gave me a sense of melody and rhythm that I didn't have before.”

“For me, the guitar is a noise-making machine.”

“I've always been interested in what happens when you combine things that don't seem to belong together.”

“DNA was about deconstruction. We were trying to take rock music apart and see what it was made of.”

“I'm interested in the way that sound and culture are related.”

“Noise is not a negative thing. It's a form of expression.”

“I feel like I'm a good guitar player, but I'm not a good musician.”

“The voice is the most direct instrument.”

“I always liked music that was both beautiful and ugly.”

“In a way, my whole career has been about trying to find a balance between abstraction and accessibility.”