I’ve come to the conclusion that some of the best music comes from artists & bands living in cold, dank climates like Michigan, where they spend months indoors writing songs and practicing their music. Think of all the British artists, as well as those from Canada and Northern Europe. Then you’ve got all those incredible Russian composers of classical music… (Of course, lots of great music also comes from Southern California and the Southern U.S., Australia, the Caribbean and Africa, so perhaps my theory is crap.)