In the years between 2000 and 2004, I always got the feeling that people were just starting to hear about me and they were all late to the game. I'd be out playing shows for records that I recorded back in 1999 that were just coming out.

I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.

There's always room for improvement. I'm always focused on the results, and those are the precise things that I don't really experience as a part of the performance.

I knew what I wanted to do, which was to become a recording artist, so I definitely felt like I had a calling. The performing part was the part that I wasn't sure about.

I do enjoy my solo time ... I want to stay home and do soundtracks and watch TV in my underwear with a keyboard on my lap and just be a couch potato.

I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.

I love having the impulsivity to change course. I think it's key to keeping things fresh.