'Gargoyle' was inching towards a more accessible record.

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• Mark Lanegan:

  I would only tell a story if I was being mercilessly heckled. That's the only time I would talk to

• Mark Lanegan:

  It took me quite a while to find my natural voice. I'm glad I stuck around long enough to see that

• Mark Lanegan:

  I didn't always enjoy playing music with the Trees.

• Mark Lanegan:

  I was never super comfortable playing music in front of people anyway. Now I enjoy it, but it wasn'

• Mark Lanegan:

  I wanted 'Imitations' to be a fully realized record from start to finish, with a cohesive sound and

• Mark Lanegan:

  I enjoy the songs that I write, but I can never enjoy them the same way as other peoples' songs.

• Mark Lanegan:

  It's always fun to play songs by somebody else.

• Mark Lanegan:

  It was really difficult to sing; nobody showed me how to do it. I remember early Screaming Trees sh

• Mark Lanegan:

  If Brian Eno wanted to make a record, I'd definitely clear some time in my calendar. John Cale, too

• Mark Lanegan:

  What do I look for in a collaborator? Pretty much anyone who asks me to do something.