How did you happen to start working with Opeth?
Well, Id never heard of them until a French Journalist actually gave me a cd and said that hed interviewed Michael (Ackerfeldt) from the band a couple of days earlier and Michael had said "Please give the cd to Steve, Im a big fan". So that was my introduction to them. I get given a lot of cds when Im on tour and usually they dont particularly blow me away. But this one completely blew me away to the extent that I just dropped Michael a line an said I was given your cd and I really love what youre doing. Then I got this e-mail back saying Great! Because Ive been trying to get in touch with you; we need you to produce our new record were going in on Tuesday. Luckily at the time I was available, so I ended up going in with them - having just met them - and making the record Blackwater Park.