I love folk; that's a big part of my background.
If people are making fun of you, then you're probably doing something right.
The way that I've always gone about making music, the rule of thumb, has just been to make what I love.
A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off.
When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of death metal bands.
Like now what Urban Outfitters has become is very much how I always dressed in high school by going to garage sales and getting stuff for 50 cents. Cost a little more now, to look like crap.