The hardest thing to do in this business is to still be around. When music changes, when labels' resources have dried up, it becomes harder and harder to continue to make a living at this.

I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.

I'm constantly being courted by labels and their backing. Obviously the market is there when you talk about the economics and the numbers, but it's hard to give up the freedom of being able to do whatever you want.

I hate the pigeonholing that's happened in the music business in the last 30 years.

I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.

It's just exciting to be part of something that is brand-new.

Everything I have now is so real, so vivid.