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.

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.

I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.

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

I think everyone should sell whatever product they want to sell for whatever price they want to sell it for, but ultimately the market will dictate what it is and people will have to charge less money for everything. Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they're in.

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.

There's more to life than listening to rock music.