I wake up in the morning, or the middle of the night when an idea comes through. My songwriting style, basically I just write down information given to me from the muse and how that works for songwriters. Record the muse and the muse delivers.

I’ve been involved in a number of cults both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower but you make more money as a leader.

When I was a teenager, I was in an iron-lung.

I think if you don't have it [desire], you're not going to be pushed into anything. You've got to want to do something.

In my early days, I was about 145 pounds. I was really a starving artist; the poster child for starving artists.

I'm a pretty normal guy. I do one weird thing. I like to go in the women's room for number two. I've been caught several times and I have paid dearly.

I wouldn't really say I'm a jazz guy, which I'm not.