New Orleans has been a musician's paradise. But if musicians start leaving, that cool vibrant music scene could be gone.

New Orleans was a musician's paradise. But if we all leave, that music scene could be gone.

We're not all in a position to suddenly show up in New Orleans and start handing out supplies, but you do what you can with what you have. I'm a radio guy. So I tried to put together something that would drive people to help out with the Red Cross.

There was this moment when we made 'Superunknown': the Seattle music scene had suddenly ended up on an international stage with huge success.

No, the next time i kiss you it'll last a long, long time. And then when we're done you're gonna realize being turned on is not about experience

It is music developing on its own terms. It's the 'music now' concept - what are musicians doing now as opposed to a string quartet playing Brahms. It's music that's delicate and justifies presentation in a special format. That's why we wanted a creative space to justify it.