Song Quotes

Here you can find Chad's quotes on some of the songs from Secret Samadhi. Many thanks to Otter Creek for letting me use these quotes. If you have any song quotes that are not here, please feel free to send them to me.

"When I initially wrote that song, no way in the world did I think that Ed would come up with the melody for my guitar lines; I thought it was too crazy."

-- Chad on Lakini's Juice

"It's hard to find your own individual track. We, as a band, have dedicated the majority of our lives to this one goal and that can dig into our personal lives... When I hear that song, I relate it to the media and the fans, the overall grasp they get on your life that you can never take back. It's a very emotional song for me."

-- Chad on Graze

"One of those songs that took a long time in the writing, the song focuses on simplicity. In general, I think we're going to see a return to that. Century is sort of a hope for the future."

-- Chad on Century

"The overall emotion is sensual intensity. It's a really long song, one of the longest we've ever recorded and it kind of goes through its paces. We had Jennifer Charles from Elysian Fields come in and sing on it and her voice emotes sexual energy. I think Ghost always hinted at that and as soon as she sang on it, it sounded complete."

--Chad on Ghost

"It's reminiscent, musically, of some early Stones stuff combined with something that would more likely come out of Nine Inch Nails than from Live."

-- Chad on Unsheathed

"I think the most important thing to say is that Ed gets bonus points for putting the word "bagels" in a rock song."

-- Chad on Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe

"It was written on tour when it was really hectic and chaotic.... Ed has this ability to take the energy that comes out of chords and put a lyrical twist on it that was almost always intended, right from the start. Heropsycodreamer is one of those songs I put on in my car and drive faster and faster."

-- Chad on Heropsychodreamer

"Probably my favorite song on the record. Patrick plays guitar and I play bajo sextet, which is basically a six string bass; we switched instruments. Patrick came in with the demo that pretty much sounds like the Merica that's on the record, one of the only times anything like that has ever happened."

-- Chad on Merica

"That one in particular brings back Jamaica to me. I can feel the warmth in the air and the cool breeze and hear the ocean. It makes such a great last song on the record because it generalizes the feeling we were all having about the music and writing this record.

-- Chad on Gas Hed Goes West

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