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.

That's really what keeps me playing live - appreciation. And I guess I've made a lot of wiggle room for myself to try different things and discover what I'm doing, and the audience accepts it.

I was definitely a thespian of sorts in elementary school. I went to a real small private school and every year I participated in the talent shows and the school plays, all of 'em.

It's just about pushing yourself to realms that are uncharted. I love to get to that place where I don't know what kind of music I'm doing, I don't know if it's any good, I don't know if it's anything. It's a big question mark. The idea is to have interesting results. That's my bottom line. Not just a creative fantasy world or something like that, but a mood too.

I've learned that I shouldn't shrink from success. Though honestly I thought they'd be knocking on my door years ago.

I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a similar path.

My goal is to make something special and pure, and that keeps me going, keeps me busy on the path of sobriety.