“As with every Wipers LP I would spend many months observing people and their situations to get ideas of what was in their mind and their motivations. This was always where the inspiration would come from for our songs. I would get a glimpse of the future by doing this and it was easy to write songs that would make sense 10 years from then. The Wipers songs and sound has always been a reflection of real life. I would look for raw and powerful emotions to write about, things that would bring a sense and illusion of realism, this would make our LP’s more personal to the listener. I got so many songs from just walking the streets of Portland and watching people.
The last 5 years or so it has been real hard to find much in the way of powerful emotions in people, as was once so common in the mid 80’s and early 90’s. Today, most people’s emotions and motivations seem to be channeled into their pagers and cell phones. I find it harder to find a reality in my search for new ways to communicate with others in the ways I use to. ” In music we trust