James Iha – HuffPost 4.21.14

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists?

James Iha: I think up and coming artists are just as driven as they used to be and they know what they need to do, just follow the dream. I don’t want to be cynical and say, “Don’t follow the dream,” so that’s the only advice I really have. Follow what’s important to you and I’m sure people who make something that’s unique and special will still break through on YouTube or whatever’s out there in the future.

MR: Yeah, it seems like you have to keep your eyes peeled for the next move in a lot of ways.

JI: Yeah, some kid sitting in his bedroom making up cool songs, they have a lot more of an outlet than they used to, they can put it on YouTube, whereas before they had to get out of their small town for somebody to hear it. So that’s cool that that can happen.