In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I've been able to hang around longer than most "serious" acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.

Didn't have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.

Maybe I'll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.

It was difficult to get into my friends' rock bands when I was a teenager. They somehow didn't see the need for an accordion player. That's when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.

I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I'll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points, and then I'll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.

I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover.

One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.