As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn't have a day job.

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've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time.

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.

It's sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That's the level where I want to go.

I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates.

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.