This is why I love her.

RR: In 2009, I saw the band at a festival in Arizona. What struck me wasn’t just the performance, but the fact that there was a CD-signing afterwards, and I have never seen a line so long. You were there at the beginning with a big smile on your face, and you stayed right through the end, and I wondered how much time people must want from you, and yet, you have such a positive attitude while giving something back to the fans. Is that something over the years that you’ve had to stop and think about as your fan base has grown and other people have needed your time?

GP: No. If I’m going to dive in, you’ve got to dive all the way in. I think the only thing that I would ever do is to…I certainly have to organize my schedule a little more carefully, and know that if I am going to jump in and do a signing, I need to devote the time to the people because those people care enough to be in that line. They walked their asses from their car, they parked their car five miles away, they bought the ticket, they carry their backpack, they sweat it out, and so, really, I’m the one in the air-conditioned trailer backstage—why the fuck shouldn’t I go out and hang out with everybody, and give them the time of day?