“Jack White is the last rock star that I can think of. He’s very dangerous. His approach to playing… you just don’t know what’s going to happen”: Billy Howerdel is trying to avoid being “too good”, as he writes A Perfect Circle’s next album

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For more than 25 years, Billy Howerdel’s A Perfect Circle has blended alt-rock, heavy metal and progressive elements to seamless perfection. A Perfect Circle - "Starless" (Official Visualizer) - YouTube Watch OnWhat’s the story behind the latest single, Starless? I don’t know what to say, except for the turns it [the upcoming album] takes. His approach to playing… you just don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t know… the “super group” thing, even back then, I was a little bit like, “What?