If I have more creativity that I want to get out of me, I try to find other ways than pursuing solo records so much.

I'm really inspired by the interplay of visual art and music, a total artistic environment where there's sound and visuals. When I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It's a feeling that you can't label with words.

I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn't a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn't deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.

People go back to the stuff that doesn't cost a lot of money and the stuff that you don't have to hand money to over and over again. Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library.

I don't like to have everything all worked out in my head because there's always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway.

The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more.

They're pretty good actually, Hall & Oates. I gotta give them credit. They got a lot of toe-tappers.