Steve Richards Quotations

From Satellite is straight-ahead rock, very L.A. They drink too much like us. Evans Blue is a bunch of goofy Canadians and one Russian guy, kind of a dark and eerie sound.

We're down probably 30 to 35 percent from the mid to late 90s. I used to turn away enough people to fill the place twice over back then. Supply is ahead of demand right now, there are so many options. Everybody's got a deal to try to get players.

With all the new technology available today, some of the most exciting video footage and art is coming from people outside of the traditional 'biz.' We're excited to give some of the up-and- coming talent out there the platform to show off their skills, and we can't wait to see how many interesting ways our song gets interpreted.

There are, I think, a lot of journalists who don't take the NPF quite as seriously as they later realise they should have done. But I think the message is getting across gradually, and I am impressed that Kelvin has risen to the challenge of heading up the fundraising.

People grow and mature as human beings, and the same is true for musicians.

This is a different tour, we are making it unique and cool again. Get out there one last time and headline again. Get back to smaller clubs where we started.

It's a tough business these days, but I see things picking up slowly. The population is still growing here. Will we see that peak level we did in the 90s again soon? I doubt it, but things will get better.

Oh, it drives great. It drives just like a regular Honda Civic, maybe better.

If you're on the highway, it's just a regular Civic because you're not stopping or starting. You're losing the advantage of a hybrid. It really does best in the city because when I let off the gas, it's charging. And when I use the gas, it uses that energy to help me move forward.

The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like hari kiri. I mean, no doubt, I intend to live to 100 and go down in history.